Spiced Caramel-Apple Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple cider 
• 0.3 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 8 servings pecan-caramel sauce toasted
• 3 large eggs 
• 1  apples i use 2 granny smith apples peeled chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon divided
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 1.5 cups milk 2% reduced-fat
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• oven
• whisk
• baking pan

Directions

1. Saut apple and 1/4 tsp. cinnamon in a lightly greased skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes or until tender. Stir together bread and apple in an 11- x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
2. Whisk together eggs, milk, apple cider, brown sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and remaining 1/4 tsp. cinnamon; pour over bread mixture in baking dish. Cover and chill 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 35
4. Bake bread mixture 45 to 50 minutes or until top is crisp and golden brown.
5. Serve warm with Toasted Pecan-Caramel Sauce.