Chocolate Bread Pudding
photo by Vseward Chef-V
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 15 cups loaf French bread, cut into cubes (about 1 lb)
- 3 cups milk
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 cup coffee-flavored liqueur
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
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.
Reviews
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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
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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.
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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!-
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vseward Chef-V
United States
I don't think there's anything better than spending time with family and friends and enjoying delicious food together. I just love food. I love reading about food, writing about food, cooking food and.. not surprisingly, eating food. My latest passion is food-photography! I'm still learning a lot, but I'm trying to post photos with all my recipes and reviews. I read recipe books, magazines and food blogs like novels. I get such satisfaction when someone enjoys a meal or dessert that I have prepared. It is the biggest compliment to me when my family and friends rave about my cooking. There are so many terrific recipes on this site. If I'm looking for something, I'm sure to find it here. I do have stacks of my own favorite recipes which I am slowly but surely getting in my cookbooks here . I have had so many awesome reviews and fabulous photos taken of my recipes... I try to thank everyone personally .. I sincerely appreciate each and every review and or comment left. I know it takes time to photograph and upload photos - So I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for finding and trying my recipes and taking the extra effort...