Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups firm bread, cubes
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• vanilla ice cream
• chocolate syrup

Recipe

• 1 generously butter a 2-quart baking dish or casserole.
• 2 combine bread and chocolate chips in the buttered dish.
• 3 whisk together eggs, sugar and salt in a medium bowl.
• 4 gradually whisk in milk and cream.
• 5 drizzle over bread cube mixture; wrap tightly and refrigerate until ready to bake, several hours or overnight.
• 6 at least 1 1/2 hours before serving, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 7 uncover baking dish and place on rimmed baking sheet.
• 8 bake pudding until golden brown and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
• 9 set aside to cool slightly before serving.
• 10 to serve, divide pudding among 6 bowls.
• 11 top with ice cream and drizzle with chocolate syrup.