Sweet Potato Pie Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup 2% milk
• 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar or Sucanat (or 1/4 cup for a sweeter bread pudding)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• a pinch of salt
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups sweet potato puree (bake about 2 lbs of sweet potatoes at 400°F for 1 hour or until very soft, peel, puree, and measure out 2 cups)
• 10 slices whole wheat sandwich bread, cut into 1 inch cubes (about 4 1/2 cups)