Chocolate Bread Pudding
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 45 mins
Servings:
12 servings
Ingredients
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1 (1-pound) loaf day-old French bread
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4 cups milk
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4 large eggs, lightly beaten
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1-1/4 cups sugar
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1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/4 cup butter, melted
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
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1 cup chopped pecans
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1 recipe Vanilla Cream Sauce (Recipe follows.)
Vanilla Cream Sauce
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3/4 cup sugar
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup half-and-half
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2.
Line a 10-inch springform pan with non-stick foil, extending foil up and over sides of pan. Set pan inside a 15-x-10-inch jellyroll pan. Set aside.
3.
Cut bread into 1/2-inch cubes; place in a large bowl. Add milk; let stand for 10 minutes.
4.
Combine eggs, sugar, cocoa, butter, and vanilla. Stir in chocolate morsels and pecans. Add to bread, stirring well.
5.
Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until center is firm. Serve warm with Vanilla Cream Sauce.
Vanilla Cream Sauce
In a saucepan, combine sugar and flour; stir in half-and-half. Cook over medium-low heat for 7 minutes, or until thickened.
Stir in butter and vanilla. Serve warm.
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