Rum Bread Pudding With Boozy Fruit and Rum Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup sliced dried apricots
• 1 cup chopped dried plums or figs
• 1 cup Flor de Caña rum
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Several pinches ground cloves
• Several pinches freshly ground nutmeg
• Several grinds of black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 14-16 cups of large cubes of bread, about a 2-pound loaf (I like to use half challah and half dense country white boule or loaf)
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup heavy cream