Fruitcake Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce - Paula Deen

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking oil spray
• 8 large eggs
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
• 1 (1-pound) container dried fruit mix
• 1 (8-ounce) container candied cherries, cut in half
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 10 large croissants, cubed (about 12 cups)
• whiskey sauce, recipe follows
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup whiskey
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch