Chocolate Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 medium plain croissants (enough to make 6 to 6 1/2 c. lightly packed bite-size croissant pieces)
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (may use semisweet chocolate)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; butter a medium baking pan.
• 2 arrange bread pieces in the baking dish; scatter the chocolate over the bread.
• 3 whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, cream, milk, sugar, and vanilla; pour evenly over the bread and chocolate.
• 4 lightly pat the bread down in the custard.
• 5 let sit for 5-10 minutes; then stir and pat back down again, keeping the chocolate well distributed.
• 6 a bit of the bread should remain above the custard.
• 7 bake for 35 minutes or until slightly puffed and golden with oozing chocolate; serve warm.