Blue Bunny® Thanksgiving Stuffing

Looking for something different for your Thanksgiving meal? Try this recipe that tastes more like a dessert than a side dish!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Equipment: Mixing Bowls Casserole Dish Whisk

Makes: 20 - 1/2 cup servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups Blue Bunny® Premium All Natural Vanilla Ice Cream

• 2 eggs

• 4 tablespoons butter

• 4 cups dry pumpkin bread, about 8 slices

• 4 cups dry cinnamon raisin bagels, about 6

• 2 medium apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped

• 1 cup chopped pecans

• 1/2 cup gold raisins

• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

• 2 teaspoons ginger

• 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, combine bread and bagel cubes, chopped apples, chopped pecans, raisins, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg and ginger. Combine ice cream and butter in a bowl and melt. Add egg and whisk to combine. Pour ice cream mixture over the bread cubes. Gently stir to moisten. Spoon into a greased 2.75 quart casserole dish. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

Hints

To dry out pumpkin bread cut loaf into slices and lay on wire rack, room temperature overnight. Or, cut into cubes and place on baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes.

To dry out cinnamon raisin bagels open bagel in half and lay on wire rack, room temperature overnight. Or, cut into cubes and place on baking sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes.