Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding With Cinnamon-Raisin Sauce
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
12-14
ingredients
- 1 lb loaf brioche bread (* with crust, cut into 1-inch cubes) or 1 lb egg bread (* with crust, cut into 1-inch cubes)
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 1⁄2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
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Cinnamon Rum Sauce
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup dark rum
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
- Place bread in large bowl; pour 8 tablespoons melted butter over bread and toss to coat.
- Add chocolate chips and toss to combine.
- Transfer mixture to prepared dish.
- Whisk half and half, 1 cup sugar, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract, and salt in large bowl to blend.
- Pour over bread cubes in dish.
- Let stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing bread cubes into custard. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
- Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter over pudding; sprinkle with brown sugar.
- Bake bread pudding until puffed, brown, and set in center, about 1 hour.
- Serve warm with Cinnamon-Rum Sauce.
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To make the sauce:
- Melt unsalted butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Add dark brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and salt and whisk until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbling and smooth, about 6 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Whisk in dark rum and vanilla extract.
- Serve warm over the baked bread pudding.
- (Cinnamon-Rum Sauce can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat, whisking occasionally, before serving.)
- *Brioche is a golden, light bread made from egg- and butter-enriched yeast dough. It is available at French bakeries and some large supermarkets.
- **Cook time does not include letting bread stand 30 minutes before baking.
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