Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding

Name: Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 4 to 6 croissants, preferably 1 or 2 days old; 6 eggs; 473 milliliters half-and- half; 473 milliliters heavy cream; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 8 servings Vanilla ice cream, for serving, optional

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 762 calories, 13g of protein, and 51g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have heavy cream, salt, half-and- half, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Cut the croissants into 1-inch cubes. You should have about 3 1/2 cups.

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Croissant

Place the cubes in an ovenproof baking dish.

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Baking Pan

In a saucepan, heat the half-and-half, cream, and salt over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally to make sure the mixture doesn't burn or stick to the bottom of the pan. When the cream mixture reaches a fast simmer (do not let it boil), turn off the heat.

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Cream

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Add the chocolate and whisk until melted.

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Chocolate

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Whisk

In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together.

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Sugar

Egg

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Whisk

Whisking constantly, gradually add the hot chocolate-cream mixture. Strain the mixture over the croissant pieces and toss lightly.

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Hot Chocolate

Croissant

Cream

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Whisk

Let sit while the mixture is absorbed, at least 15 minutes. As it soaks, fold the mixture a few times to ensure even soaking.

When ready to bake, heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Line a roasting pan that's 2 inches deep and larger than the baking dish with paper towels. Fill the pan with very hot water and place the dish of bread pudding inside.

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Bread