Cherry Ginger Bread Pudding

• 6 cups stale Italian bread - crusts removed and cubed
• 5 extra large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 3/4 cups half and half
• 1/4 cup amaretto
• 2 cups bing cherries, pitted and chopped
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.rnPrepare a 9x13 baking dish with butter spray.
2. Beat eggs and sugar in bowl. Add vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.rnMix in half and half and amaretto.
3. Place bread in baking dish; top with 1 cup of chopped cherries. Combine cream cheese and brown sugar; mix well.
4. Drop cream cheese mixture by teaspoonfuls over cherries and bread; sprinkle with remaining chopped cherries.
5. Pour egg mixture into baking dish. Let sit for 5 minutes.rnBake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.rn.
6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar; serve warm.

stale italian bread, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, amaretto, bing cherries, cream cheese, brown sugar, powdered sugar

Taken from food52.com/recipes/5265-cherry-ginger-bread-pudding (may not work)