Currant Cardamom Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 0.5 cup melted butter
• 0.5 cup apple flavored syrup
• 0.5 cup raw sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.75 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup half-and-half cream
• 1.5 cups milk
• 1 (16 ounce) loaf day-old French bread, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 0.5 cup dried currants

Steps

1. Mix eggs, butter, apple syrup, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt. together in a large bowl. Stir in half and half and milk. Place cubed bread and currants into a large baking dish. Stir in the egg mixture until bread is evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Uncover the baking dish.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.