Chocolate Bread Pudding with Custard

Name: Chocolate Bread Pudding with Custard
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters soft white breadcrumbs (5 bread slices); 6 servings Custard Sauce; 5 larges eggs, separated; 227 grams package semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 158 milliliters sugar, divided; 118 milliliters unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 237 milliliters whipping cream

Chocolate Bread Pudding with Custard might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 18g of protein, 56g of fat, and a total of 950 calories. A mixture of breadcrumbs, sugar, semisweet chocolate, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring whipping cream to a simmer in a medium saucepan.

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Whipping Cream

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.

Process chocolate in a food processor 15 to 20 seconds or until finely chopped. With processor running, slowly add cream; process until smooth.

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Chocolate

Cream

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Food Processor

Add 1/3 cup sugar and butter.

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Butter

Sugar

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time; process until smooth.

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Egg Yolk

Add vanilla, and process until blended.

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Vanilla

Combine breadcrumbs and chocolate mixture, stirring until blended.

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Breadcrumbs

Chocolate

Beat egg whites at medium speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/3 cup sugar, and beat until mixture is glossy and stiff peaks form.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Fold one-third of egg white mixture into chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining egg white mixture until blended. Spoon into a greased 8-inch square pan.

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Chocolate

Egg Whites

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Frying Pan

Place pan in a broiler pan; add enough water to broiler pan to reach halfway up sides of square pan.

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Water

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Broiler Pan

Frying Pan

Bake, on center oven rack, at 325 for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully invert onto a serving platter.

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Wire Rack