Amazing Berry Bread Pudding

By Tessie2


2 cups frozen berries

1 cup dried cranberries

4 cups cubed whole wheat bread slices

2 cups soy milk

5 Tbsp maple syrup

2 Tbsp cane sugar

3 1/2 Tbsp arrowrood powder

optional: 1 - 2 Tbsp lemon juice
Topping:

1/2 cup each crushed walnut pieces and slivered almonds (or just one cup of one of them if you don't have both)

3 - 4 Tbsp maple syrup

1 tsp almond extract (not necessary but really tasty)

Preheat oven to 350 deg.

In a large bowl combine and mix well berries, bread, soy milk, maple syrup, cane sugar, arrowroot powder and optional lemon juice. Pour into an attractive glass or corning ware dish.

Combine nuts, maply syrup and almond extract. Crumble over main dish (leaving about a 1/4" air space around edge to let steam escape) and bake uncovered for 45 minutes.