Description
Indulge in the rich and comforting flavors of this Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding with a luscious Cream Sauce. This classic dessert is a perfect blend of soft bread soaked in a sweet custard, studded with chocolate chips, and served with a decadent cream sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
Bread Pudding:
- 6 cups day-old bread (cubed, such as brioche or French bread)
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Cream Sauce:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Prepare the bread: Place cubed bread in the dish, sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- Make custard: Whisk eggs, milk, cream, sugars, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Pour over bread.
- Bake: Bake for 45–50 minutes until golden and set.
- Prepare cream sauce: Heat cream, sugar, butter in a saucepan. Stir in vanilla.
- Serve: Drizzle warm bread pudding with cream sauce.
Notes
- Best served warm.
- Add nuts or swap chocolate for white chocolate or dried fruit.
- Can be made ahead and reheated.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 155mg