Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter/Margarine | 1 Tablespoon | |
| French bread | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Scant 1 cup half-and-half or milk | ||
| Unsweetened chocolate envelope | 1 | |
| Egg | 1 Large | |
| Sugar | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
For this pudding, use a small flat-bottom casserole, or a 6-inch souffle dish.
Melt butter in dish while preheating oven.
Add bread cubes; toss with a fork to mix; set aside.
In small saucepan, combine half-and-half or milk with chocolate.
Whisk over low heat until mixture is hot and thoroughly blended.
In a small bowl, combine egg, sugar, salt and vanilla; whisk to blend.
Add hot chocolate mixture slowly, while whisking.
Pour over bread cubes; mix gently, but thoroughly.
Set dish in pan containing 1/2 inch warm tap water.
Bake until a rinsed knife inserted half way to center comes out clean, not milky, 25-30 minutes.
Remove dish from hot water; cool about 20 minutes before serving.
Serve warm with Hard Sauce or serve cool with whipped cream.
For this pudding, use a small flat-bottom casserole, or a 6-inch souffle dish.
Melt butter in dish while preheating oven.
Add bread cubes; toss with a fork to mix; set aside.
In small saucepan, combine half-and-half or milk with chocolate.
Whisk over low heat until mixture is hot and thoroughly blended.
In a small bowl, combine egg, sugar, salt and vanilla; whisk to blend.
Add hot chocolate mixture slowly, while whisking.
Pour over bread cubes; mix gently, but thoroughly.
Set dish in pan containing 1/2 inch warm tap water.
Bake until a rinsed knife inserted half way to center comes out clean, not milky, 25-30 minutes.
Remove dish from hot water; cool about 20 minutes before serving.
Serve warm with Hard Sauce or serve cool with whipped cream.
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