strawberry & rhubarb bread pudding

Ingredients For strawberry & rhubarb bread pudding

• ON TOP OF THE STOVE MIX AND BRING TO BOIL, SIMMER AND STIR ABOUT 5 MINUTES
• 2 c

  fresh rhubarb, ends cut off, peeled, cut into 1" pcs.
• 1 lb

  fresh strawberries cut in half
• 1 1/2 c

  water
• 1 c

  sugar
• IN A MIXING BOWL, BEAT EGGS, ADD COOKING CREME AND VANILLA
• 4

  eggs
• 1

  10 oz. container, philadelphia cooking creme
• 1 tsp

  real vanilla
• TAKE FRUIT OFF STOVE, COOL BRIEFLY,POUR THE EGG MIXTURE INTO THE FRUIT MIXTURE AND STIR QUICKLY.
• 16 oz

  loaf of bread; i used portuguese sweet bread
• NO BUTTER OR OIL NEEDED,
• 1 tsp

  sugar and cinnamon mixture