Chocolate Bread Pudding

Name: Chocolate Bread Pudding
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 1 (12-inch), loaf challah, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 12 cups) (see note); 4 cups, heavy cream; 2 cups, whole milk; 1/2 cup (1½ ounces/43 grams), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon, instant espresso powder; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), sugar; 8 ounces (227 grams), semisweet chocolate, chopped; 10 large, egg yolks

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
Breads
Puddings, Custards, Gelatins, & Souffles

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2009

Most versions for chocolate bread pudding turn out treacly and dull, but the combination sounds like a match made in heaven. To fix this creamy, custardy pudding, our recipe is enriched with a ganache sauce made of melted chocolate and cream.

SERVES 12

TIME 2 hours, plus 30 minutes cooling

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