Chocolate Brandy Bread Pudding With Cinnamon Whipped Cream Food

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-in. springform pan with 1 tablespoon butter. Cube remaining butter; place in a small saucepan. Add chocolate chips and brown sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, espresso powder and salt. Gently stir in bread; let stand until bread is softened, about 15 minutes. Fold in chocolate mixture. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes., Meanwhile, for sauce, heat cream in a small heavy saucepan until bubbles form around sides. In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk, brown sugar and salt. Whisk a small amount of hot cream into egg mixture; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Stir in butter. Fold in pecans and coconut. If desired, stir in brandy. Cool., For whipped cream, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and, if desired, brandy; beat until soft peaks form., Loosen sides of pan with a knife. Carefully run a knife around edge of springform pan to loosen; remove rim from pan. Serve pudding warm with sauce and whipped cream.

EASY CHOCOLATE CINNAMON BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Whisk eggs and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in milk; whisk until well combined. Add bread cubes; stir to moisten. Mix in chocolate-covered raisins. Spoon mixture in the prepared baking pan; let it sit for 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, 55 to 60 minutes.

CHOCOLATE AND CINNAMON BREAD ON BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• For the bread pudding: Using a serrated knife, hollow out the boule. Cube the hollowed-out bread into 2-inch pieces and put in a large bowl. Using your fingers or a spoon, scrape any remaining bread from inside the boule to create a crusty bowl. Add any scraped bread to the bowl along with the bread cubes.
• In a medium pot, gently heat the milk, cream, butter, granulated sugar and vanilla paste until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely.
• Add the eggs to the milk mixture and whisk until combined. Pour the custard over the cubed bread, stir in the chocolate chunks and let sit for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment and spray with nonstick spray. Place the boule on the baking sheet. Pack the custard/bread mixture into the bread bowl. It will protrude a bit--that's a good thing! Mix together the demerara sugar, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle the mixture on the top of the bread pudding. Bake until golden and crusty, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• For the whipped cream: In a cold bowl, mix together the cream, granulated sugar, cinnamon, vanilla paste and salt. Beat to medium peaks.
• Cut the bread pudding into "slices" and top with the whipped cream.

BREAD PUDDING WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE BRANDY SAUCE

Steps:

• For pudding.
• Soak bread in milk.
• Stir in sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Coat 13 x 9 baking dish with the butter before adding pudding. Or, individual ramekin dishes.
• Sprinkle top with cinnamon.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• For Sauce.
• Bring cream to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until melted.
• Stir in brandy.
• Serve warm sauce over warm pudding.

CHOCOLATE-BRANDY BREAD PUDDING WITH CINNAMON WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Brush 8x8x2 glass baking dish with 1 tablespoon melted butter.
• Simmer half and half and brandy in heavy large saucepan3minutes. Remove from heat.
• Add 1 cup chocolate chips. Let stand for 1 minute, then whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Whisk in brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Let stand until cool, about 20 minutes.
• Whisk in eggs, then vanilla and salt.
• Stir in bread. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Spread half of pudding mixture in prepared dish.
• Sprinkle with 2 cups chocolate chips.
• Cover with remaining pudding mixture.
• (Can be made one day ahead. Cover and Chill)
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Bake pudding uncovered until puffed and firm in center, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven; let cool 10 minutes.
• Beat chilled cream, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl until peaks form.
• Spoon pudding into bowls. Top with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, whisk together cornstarch, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, and salt. Combine 1 1/4 cups cream with milk. Whisk 1 cup cream mixture into dry ingredients until cornstarch is dissolved. Whisk in remaining cream mixture; place saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens, about 5 minutes. Add chocolate; cook, whisking, 1 minute more. Remove from heat, and whisk in butter until melted. Transfer to a bowl and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on pudding to prevent a skin from forming. Let stand until lukewarm, about 45 minutes.
• Whip the remaining cup of cream to soft peaks. Divide pudding among four bowls, and serve with whipped cream. Lightly sprinkle cinnamon on whipped cream, if desired.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare the bottom and sides of the baking dish with the butter. In a large bowl, add the bread and croissant chunks along with the chocolate chips sprinkled over the top. Toss gently and pour into the prepared dish making sure all the chocolate chips don't settle on the bottom.
• In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, milk, chocolate syrup, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• Pour the chocolate custard over the bread and chocolate in the dish and press the bread down into the custard to soak it up. Allow to rest for 10 minutes. Then press down a bit again.
• Bake uncovered until the edges are golden brown and the center springs back a bit when touched, 45 to 50 minutes. Allow it to cool and settle for about 30 minutes and then make pretty squares, or just dig in right away. Serve with a dollop of Bourbon Whipped Cream, recipe follows. Can also be served cold.
• In a large bowl whisk the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and bourbon and continue to whisk until stiff peaks form when the whisk is removed from the bowl. Refrigerate and serve cold.

CHOCOLATE-BRANDY BREAD PUDDING WITH CINNAMON WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Brush 8 x 8 x 2" glass baking dish with 1T melted butter. Simmer half and half and brandy in large heavy saucepan 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add 1 cup chips. Let stand 1 minute, then whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Whisk in brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Let stand until cool, about 20 minutes. Whisk in eggs, then vanilla and salt. Stir in bread. Let stand 30 minutes. Spoon half of pudding mixture (about 2 1/2 cups) into prepared dish. Sprinkle with 2 cups chocolate chips. Cover with remaining pudding mixture. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Preheat oven to 350*F. Bake pudding uncovered until puffed and firm in center, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool 10 minutes. Beat chilled cream, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon until peaks form. Spoon pudding into bowls. Top with whipped cream.