Kabocha Bread Pudding With Pisco-soaked Prunes

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18 Ingredients

• 1 cup pitted prunes, coarsely chopped (6 ozs)
• 1/2 cup pisco or grappa
• 1 lb peeled and cubed kabocha (see Note) or buttercup squash or pumpkin
• One 1-lb loaf of peasant bread, crusts discarded and bread cut into 1-inch cubes (8 cups)
• 1 cup milk
• One 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
• Two 12-oz cans evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp anise seeds
• 5 whole cloves
• Two 4-inch cinnamon sticks
• 8 allspice berries
• 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened
• 6 large egg yolks
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• Crème fraîche and cacao nibs (see Note), for garnish