Strawberries and Cream Bread Pudding

Ingredients

For 12 servings

• •2 c. à soupe butter, melted
• •7 (1 ounce) slices day-old bread, torn into small pieces
• •0.75 tasse chopped fresh strawberries
• •3 eggs
• •1.25 tasse milk
• •0.75 tasse light cream
• •0.25 tasse strawberry preserves
• •0.75 tasse white sugar, or to taste
• •1 c. à café vanilla extract

Method

1. 1.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking dish with melted butter.
2. 2.Toss bread with chopped strawberries; place into the prepared pan. Beat eggs, milk, cream, strawberry preserves, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl until frothy. Pour over bread and lightly press down with a spatula until bread has absorbed milk mixture.
3. 3.Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.