Sandy wrote:

> One time I saw her make a bread pudding using cut up
> Krispy Kreme donuts, sweetened condensed milk, and that syrupy canned
> fruit cocktail....egads! She slyly winked as she claimed "Look! No
> sugar added!". Gotta hand it to her, the old gal has a good sense of
> humor!

Bill Nicholson's Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Sauce

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Show: Paula's Home Cooking
Episode: Southern BBQ Two

Yield: about 12 servings

2 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
2 (4.5-ounce) cans fruit cocktail (undrained)
2 eggs, beaten
1 (9-ounce) box raisins
1 pinch salt
1 or 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Butter Rum Sauce, recipe follows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cube donuts into a large bowl. Pour other ingredients on top of donuts
and let soak for a few minutes. Mix all ingredients together until
donuts have soaked up the liquid as much as possible.

Bake for about 1 hour until center has jelled. Top with Butter Rum
Sauce.

Butter Rum Sauce:

1 stick butter
1 pound box confectioners' sugar
Rum, to taste

Melt butter and slowly stir in confectioners' sugar. Add rum and heat
until bubbly. Pour over each serving of Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding.

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Derek Juhl