Chocolate Bread Pudding

"Not another bread pudding.... oh, but this is the best for those chocolate lovers. This is a simple and delicious bread pudding that takes no time to make and your family will love it. I make this Bread Pudding with Recipe #209836 or you can use whatever sauce you prefer."
 
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photo by Stephanie Y. photo by Stephanie Y.
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Place the bread in the baking dish.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, cream, and liqueur.
  • In another bowl, combine the granulated and brown sugars with the cocoa powder and mix well. Add this to the milk mixture and whisk to combine.
  • Add the vanilla and almond extracts and the cinnamon to the beaten eggs. Combine the egg mixture with the milk mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread cubes; let stand, stirring occasionally, for at least 20 minutes, or until the bread has absorbed most of the milk mixture. Bake the pudding for 1 hour, or until set; a knife inserted into the center of the pudding should come out clean. Serving the pudding warm, or refrigerate it and serve chilled.
  • Serve it warm or cold, with whipped cream or a dessert sauce.

Questions & Replies

  1. can you make this ahead of time and if yes how long? thank you
     
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Reviews

  1. I've always liked bread pudding, but I wouldn't call it my favorite. HOWEVER, this bread pudding, may go to the top of my dessert list. It is insanely rich and intense and complex... so delicious. I had very stale French bread, so I let the mixture soak for 30 minutes, and I baked until the knife really did come out clean. Served with fresh whipped cream. Thanks for a fabulous recipe! I can't wait to make it again! By the way, I ate leftovers cold out of the fridge the next day. All of them. Sorry hubby. LOL
     
  2. Took a peek at nutrition - and laughed. I’ll have to take up slow jogging to LA to enjoy a spoonful of this! Yes I made it and even as oven warms up to bake it smells delicious. Thanks. I’ll report back with picture. Ok, 2nd time I made this pudding I made some tweaks. I love cinnamon and I really love chocolate - but not together. My preferred cinnamon is Vietnamese, from Penzy’s. For me the combination was not pleasing, so I omitted the cinnamon the second time thru, and the almond flavoring as I couldn’t taste any enhancement to the flavors. I used Dutch processed cocoa both times but I need to scout out a stronger type of cocoa and I used bittersweet chocolate chips. I also halved the sugars. This version was much more to my liking, tho i’d still like even more chocolate taste. Oh, also I used 12 oz of bread, and I’d still cut back a couple ounces on my next time through for a looser pudding. Great recipe and great “bones” for customization. Thank you very much for sharing.
     
  3. Those in my family who secretly thought, "Eew, bread pudding", loved this recipe. I substituted more milk for the coffee liqueur. I served with some sweetened, sliced strawberries. Next time I will drizzle caramel over each serving. It just calls for it.
     
  4. Absolutely perfect. I loved the fact that it was easy to put together and not too sweet. Served warm with vanilla ice cream. Thanks for posting this. This might just be my new favorite chocolate dessert.
     
  5. A total hit at our party! I did increase baking time by another 15 minutes because I used an oval baker. Also, it was still a little wet on the bottom so I may increase another 10 min. next time. Flavor is out of this world!
     
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Tweaks

  1. replaced the coffee liqueur with milk
     
  2. Not enough stars for this recipe! This is one of my favorite recipes I have found on Zaar- or anywhere for that matter! If you love bread pudding, chocolate, or dessert you must try this recipe. I used stale sourdough bread in place of the french bread. I served this with whipped cream and recipe #210976 and it was a match made in heaven. Thank you so much V!-
     

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