Paula Deen's Donut Bread Pudding

Paula Deen is the only one who could think up a dessert so ingenious.

Well, maybe she wasn't the first to make it, but I've always wanted to try donut bread pudding- it's definetly worthy enough to earn a spot on Incredible Eats, just maybe not bizzare enough to get into Bizzare Eats. But, bizzare or not, this is definitly something worth digging into. 

Turn these...



Into this! Bread puddings beware...



Ingredients

• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 (4 1/2-ounce) cans fruit cocktail, with their juice
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 (9-ounce) box raisins
• Pinch salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 24 donuts, cut into cubes (recommended: Krispy Kreme)
• Butter Rum Sauce, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together all ingredients except for the donut cubes and Butter Rum Sauce. Add the donut cubes and toss until they have absorbed as much of the liquid as possible. Pour the mixture into a casserole dish and bake for 1 hour. Serve with Butter Rum Sauce.

Butter Rum Sauce:

• 1 stick butter
• 1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
• Dark rum

In a saucepan, melt the butter and gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Add rum and heat until bubbly. Pour over each serving of Donut Bread Pudding