Marsala-Laced Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding
"This farmhouse dessert is studded with bits of chocolate and fragrant with lemon zest. The Marsala and rum give it a devilishly sophisticated character. A very different bread pudding"
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 10 ounces country bread, crusts removed, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1⁄4 cup rum
- 1⁄4 cup sweet marsala wine
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 lemon, zest of, grated
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed, plus extra
- unsalted butter, for greasing the pan
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips
directions
- Preheat the oven to 400°.
- Spread the bread on a baking sheet; sprinkle with the rum and Marsala. Let rest 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat the eggs with the milk, cream, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and the lemon zest in a large bowl. Add three-quarters of the butter and all the chocolate chips.
- Fold the bread cubes into the egg mixture, and spoon into a buttered 13" x 9" mold. Dot the top with the remaining butter and sprinkle with the remaining sugar.
- Place the mold in a roasting pan filled halfway with warm water and bake for 40 minutes. Cool on a rack and unmold onto a serving plate. Serve at room temperature. Serves 8.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MARIA MAC
Andover, 61
<p>I am from Andover, Ma. We have a place in Maine where we spend most of the summer. I have a wonderful husband in my life that I thank God for everyday. I love to cook and bake. It relaxes me. And I love it when I see the smiles on peoples faces when they love what I have cooked. Thanks to all of you and your recipes this happens alot!</p>
