INGREDIENTS:

15 cups toasted whole wheat bread cubes, packed
5 1/2 cups Cran-Raspberry® Raspberry Cranberry Juice Drink
2/3 cup honey
1 1/2 cups butter
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 1/2 cups Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries
Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

DIRECTIONS:

1. Put bread cubes in a lightly greased full hotel pan; set aside.

2. Combine remaining ingredients, except ice cream or whipped cream, in a large saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat just until butter is melted.

3. Pour cranberry mixture over bread cubes. Let stand 15 minutes, occasionally pressing lightly with a metal spatula until all of the bread is moistened.

4. Bake at 350º in a standard oven 45 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

YIELD: 25 servings