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

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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.

Yield: about 12 servings

Butter Rum Sauce

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Episode#: PA1B18 Copyright © 2003 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved