Chocolate Bread Pudding

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 4 to 5 slices good white bread (preferably brioche), crust removed
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • a pinch nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • vanilla ice cream
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Spread the butter on one side of the bread.  Cut each slice in quarters.
  3. whisk the eggs, yolks, and brown sugar together.
  4. Add the cream, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  5. Sprinkle the chocolate over the bottom of a 9 by 9 inch baking pan.  Arrange the bread, buttered side up with slices overlapping on the chocolate in a single layer.
  6. Pour the custard over the bread, pressing down on the bread with your fingers so that it soaks up the liquid.
  7. Place in a bain marie.  Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  8. Let cool 10 minutes.
  9. Sprinkle on the sugar and then caramelize with a blowtorch.
  10. Serve with ice cream.

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