Praline Topped Apple Cranberry Bread Pudding | Butterball

Ingredients

• 4 cups peeled and sliced Granny Smith apples (about 2 large apples)
• 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• ½ cup plus 2 tbsp. granulated sugar, divided
• 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
• 8 large eggs
• 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar, divided
• 4 cups half and half
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tsp. grated orange peel
• ⅛ tsp. salt
• 16 cups Brioche or dense white bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 24 slices), toasted
• ⅓ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup pecans, chopped