Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding

5 from 5 votes

Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding

Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding - creamy custard is mixed with crusty bread and studded with dark chocolate chunks in this kicked up version of the classic dessert.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American/Southern

Keyword bread, chocolate chip

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 442kcal

Author Paula

Ingredients

16 oz loaf French bread
2/3 cup half and half + more if needed
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter melted
1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 4 oz bittersweet chocolate bars, chopped (Ghirardelli)

RUM SAUCE

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup half and half
3 Tablespoon dark rum
4 oz white chocolate chopped (Ghirardelli bar)

Instructions

Tear or cube bread into small pieces; place on a cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes or until dry in a 200 degree. Remove and allow to cool. Transfer to a large bowl.
Combine half and half, and sweetened condensed milk, pour over bread. Allow to sit 10 minutes, carefully stir so that all the bread absorbs the milk at various times.
Combine eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Add to bread. Stir well.
Stir in chopped chocolate. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 13x9 inch pan.
Bake, uncovered at 325 degrees 45 minutes or until firm and lightly browned.
Cool. Cut into squares and serve warm with Rum Sauce.

RUM SAUCE

Combine sugar, butter, and half and half; bring to a boil. Boil 2 minutes over med-high heat until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add chocolate and stir until melted. Add rum. Serve warm over Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding.

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