Irresistible Chocolate Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate piece
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 9 eggs
• 3 cups whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 cups french bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and dried (about 3/4 pound)
• whipped cream (optional) or vanilla ice cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 in a large, heavy saucepan, melt chocolates and butter over very low heat, stirring until melted.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat together eggs, cream, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla extract until just combined.
• 4 gradually, add milk mixture to melted chocolate, stirring constantly. fold in bread.
• 5 pour into a greased 8"x8"x2" square baking dish.
• 6 bake in preheated oven for about 1 1/4 hours or until knife inserted comes out clean.
• 7 serve warm, with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired.