Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 600 ml thickened cream
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 400 g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
• 1 loaf brioche bread, loaf crust removed and cubed (sweet bread)
• cocoa powder, to dust

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f (180c).
• 2 pour cream in heavy based pan, bring to simmer 2-3 minutes stirring constantly to prevent burning.
• 3 place egg yolks and sugar in bowl and whisk until thick and creamy. gradually whisk in hot cream. add 1/2 the chocolate, stir until smooth and melted.
• 4 add sweet bread, mix to coat, let stand 5 minutes.
• 5 fold in remaining dark chocolate
• 6 lightly brush 6 cup capacity oven dish with melted butter.
• 7 pour mix into oven dish. place in larger dish and fill with water to 3cm deep.
• 8 bake 30-35 minutes. remove from oven and let stand 10min.
• 9 dust with cocoa powder. serve with ice cream or whipping cream if desired.