Grapenut Pudding

This recipe is from a friend with a few of my own tweaks. It's not the prettiest dessert but it is tasty. To me, it kind of looks like a sausage and egg casserole in the baking dish!

Grapenut Pudding

1 cup Grapenuts cereal
3 tablespoons unsalted butter- melted
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
2 1/4 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
freshly grated nutmeg to taste
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
handful of raisins (optional)

Preheat oven to 375. Grease a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
In a small bowl, combine Grapenuts with the melted butter and stir until butter coats the cereal. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar until combined. Whisk in the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until well combined. Stir in the cereal and raisins.
Pour into the greased baking dish. Place the baking dish in a larger pan. Fill the pan with hot water 1 inch below the rim of the baking dish.
Bake for 30 minutes then stir the pudding thoroughly.
Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
Serve warm or cold.