Chocolate Bread Pudding

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Hot Air Balloon

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (76)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(76)

Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

1 (1-pound) loaf French or Italian bread, cubed
3 cups milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup coffee flavored liqueur
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 eggs, lightly beaten
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, grated
Whipped cream (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch baking dish and place the bread in the dish. In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, cream, and liqueur. Using another bowl, combine the sugar, brown sugar, and cocoa powder and mix well. Add the sugar mixture to the milk mixture and mix well. Add the vanilla and almond extract, and cinnamon to the beaten eggs. Combine the egg mixture to the milk mixture and mix well.

Stir the grated chocolate into the mixture. Pour the mixture over the cubed bread in the pan. Let the mixture stand, stirring occasionally for approximately 20 minutes or until bread absorbs most of the milk mixture. Bake pudding for 1 hour or until set. Check pudding by inserting a knife through the middle and it should come out clean.

Serve the pudding warm, or refrigerate and serve chilled with whipped cream if desired.

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recipe Chocolate Bread Pudding
Miriam Dallas, TX 10-03-2009
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choclatey Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy to make and oh so delicious! But don't kid yourself; It is BEST with the almond extract. It makes the other flavors... POP..and makes the chocolate melt in your mouth with the recipe...it is worth the trip to the grocery store for its addition.Read more
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stacey Pryor, OK 02-28-2009
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Incredible bread pudding
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is excellent. I had never made bread pudding before. I love chocolate and thought you couldn't go wrong. It is so... delicious. It is very rich, but you could eat the sauce with a spoon.Read more
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Chris Spring Hill, TN 01-03-2009
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Great Base Chocolate Puddin' Recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a fantastic recipe as written however, as a Southern gent, I have made a few add-ons and adjustments. 1. Instead of... the milk and heavy cream, I replaced with 3 1/3 cups eggnog. 2.Instead of 2 Tsp. almond extract, I replaced with 2+ Tsp Creme De Cacao. 3. I addition to the Cinnamon called for by the recipe, I also add 1/2 Tsp. Nutmeg, 1/2 Tsp. Ground Cloves, & 1/2 Tsp. Ginger. These are my add-ons for the Bread Pudding Portion. Also being from the south, I noticed the absence of Bourbon Sauce or any Sauce with this recipe. I have 2 different sauces to make and both very easy. Option #1 is Peppermint Sauce (creates mint choc. yum) 1 stick butter (1/4 cup) 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup Peppermint Schnapps Slowly melt butter in Sauce Pan, Whisk in Schnapps, then Egg, and Finally Sugar. Heat to just short of a boil and remove from all heat. Use 1-2 Table spoons of sauce to serving. Option #2 is Chocolate Sauce (for choc. addicts only) 1 stick butter (1/4 cup) 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup Creme De Cacao Same as above instructions. Paula as usual has another winning recipe! ChrisRead more
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bob muncie, IN 12-23-2008
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Choc Bread Pudding
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The best ever! I used stale home made dinner rolls, DARK chocolate and 1&2 & 1/2 instead of milk. Yes - it was RICH! I... also melted some DARK choclate chips - added a little cream and vanilla and served warm on the side with the whipped cream on the side. Thanks Paula! bro bob in Muncie, INRead more
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Mariana Boston, MA 11-27-2008
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Very rich and delicious
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was my first attempt at any sort of bread pudding and I was very pleased. I was afraid it would not turn out well... because I've read many reviews which said the recipe works better with stale bread. But I used a regular baguette and it turned out beautifully. I also used chocolate chips instead of grated chocolate which was much less work and turned out nicely. The only thing I may do differently next time is put just a little less coffee flavored liquor (I used Kahlua). It added a nice flavor but was a little too much for me.Read more
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Joanne Spanaway, WA 06-19-2008
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Phenomenol!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

OMG this was so good. Best bread pudding ever. VERY good for die-hard chocoholics. lol