Chocolate Hershey's Bar Bread Pudding

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups milk
• 4 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 6 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 cups bite sized pieces bread
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 6 ounces hershey chocolate, broken into small pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup hershey chocolate syrup
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 1 cup milk
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*f.
• 2 prepare a custard; whisk together the milk, egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla in a large bowl. set aside.
• 3 spread the bread in a single layer on a large baking pan with sides.
• 4 place butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• 5 when melted, drizzle the butter over the bread and toss or stir to evenly coat.
• 6 place the pan into the oven and bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• 7 keep the oven temperature at 350*f and transfer the bread to the bowl with the custard, gently stirring to saturate all pieces. set aside for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 8 spray a 10 inch cast iron skillet with cooking spray.
• 9 line the bottom of the skillet with parchment or baking paper.
• 10 spoon half of the bread/custard mixture on top, spreading in an even layer.
• 11 sprinkle with the chocolate, then top with the remaining bread.
• 12 sprinkle the pecans and remaining sugar on top.
• 13 bake for 30 minutes.
• 14 serve warm with vanilla bean bourbon sauce and hershey's chocolate syrup drizzled over top.
• 15 for the sauce: in a small bowl, stir together the cornstarch and bourbon.
• 16 in a medium, heavy bottomed saucepan, whisk together the milk, egg yolk, sugar, vanilla and salt.
• 17 place the pan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 18 reduce the heat to low, add the cornstarch mixture and cook, whisking constantly for another minute or until thickened. keep warm and serve with pudding.