Chocolate Apricot Bread Pudding

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 slices firm bread
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vanilla
• 1/4 cup dried apricot, chopped
• vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375^f.
• 2 butter 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• 3 spread the soften butter on one side of each slice of bread and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
• 4 melt the chocolate in milk in a small saucepan over moderate heat, whisking until smooth.
• 5 combine the egg and sugar in a small bowl and add to the hot milk mixture in a steady stream.
• 6 stir in vanilla, bread, and apricots.
• 7 transfer to loaf pan and let stand 5 minutes.
• 8 bake 25 to 30 minutes until a tester comes out clean.
• 9 serve warm with ice cream.