Sorry to disappoint but first I have to explain that this is NOT a healthy recipe.. but its so delicious! And its a great way to use up old bread 
I tried to lighten it up a bit by using less butter and skim milk. Applesauce may be able to substitute entirely for the butter but as this was my first time experimenting with bread pudding I didn’t want to get too crazy. Updates on further modifications to come!
Ingredients
- 16 slices of bread
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
- 1 1/2 tbsp. grated orange peel
- 1/4 cup butter
- 6 eggs
- 4 cups skim milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp. vanilla
- Additional 1 tbsp. sugar
Directions
- Grease a 13×9 inch glass baking dish and preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Remove crust of bread and cut into cubes
- Layer half of bread cubes, cranberries, and orange peel and repeat layering process
- Drizzle contents with 1/4 cup melted butter
- Mix together eggs, milk, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla and pour over bread mixture
- Let stand for 15 minutes and then sprinkle remaining 1tbsp. sugar over bread
- Bake at 275 degrees for 1 hour or until knife inserted into the center comes out clean
