Chocolate Caramel Bread Pudding Food

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place bread in an even layer in a greased 9 x 13 baking dish. Bake the bread pieces for 5 minutes or until bread is slightly crispy.
• In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, Bolthouse Chocolate Protein Plus, sugars, and vanilla. Once mixed, pour over bread, pressing down on the bread to soak up the chocolate mixture.
• Drizzle melted butter over the top of the mixture.
• Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean (or the internal temperature is 160°F).
• In a medium bowl, mix together confectioners' sugar and Bolthouse Salted Caramel Latte until smooth.
• Pour over bread and serve warm.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a large bowl, lightly whisk together egg yolks, eggs, and salt; set aside.
• In a large, nonreactive, heavy-bottomed saucepan combine sugar and 1/2 cup water. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and comes to a boil. Increase heat to high and cook, brushing down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush but without stirring, until mixture becomes golden amber in color.
• Meanwhile, place cream in a small, nonreactive, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Place over medium heat and cook until small bubbles appear around the edges of the pan; immediately remove from heat.
• Remove caramel from heat. When caramel has stopped bubbling, stir in about 1/4 cup of hot cream, taking care as caramel will begin to bubble up once cream is added. Continue adding the cream about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring, adding more cream when bubbles subside, until all cream has been used. Add milk and whisk to combine. Slowly whisk caramel mixture into reserved egg mixture.
• Place chocolate cake pieces in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Pour caramel mixture evenly over cake.
• Bake until a knife inserted into the center comes out almost completely clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve warm.

CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter 2 ovenproof 6-ounce tea or coffee cups. Tear a loosely packed 1/2 cup of the croissant pieces into slightly smaller pieces, and toss them with the melted butter in a small bowl; set aside.
• Whisk the egg with 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a medium bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Whisk in the half-and-half and vanilla. Stir in the remaining 1-inch croissant pieces and the caramels, and let the mixture sit, folding occasionally, for about 15 minutes. Don't worry if the mixture seems too wet; the excess moisture will be absorbed as the pudding bakes.
• Divide the soaked bread mixture between the prepared cups. Top each with half the buttered croissant pieces, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of the remaining sugar. Bake until the bread pudding puffs above the rim of the cups and is set, about 30 minutes. Let cool a few minutes (the pudding will sink), and serve warm.

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.

BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until foamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in milk, cream, 1 1/2 cup sugar, rum, vanilla extract, and salt until mixture is thoroughly combined. Gently stir bread cubes into the egg mixture to coat. Let bread soak until the egg mixture has been absorbed, about 1 hour; stir occasionally.
• Dissolve 1 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water and vinegar in a heavy saucepan. Place over high heat and cook without stirring until the sugar mixture is dark amber in color, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool until it stops bubbling. Gradually stir 1/4 cup water into the syrup, about 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring until water is incorporated.
• Pour warm sauce into a 9x9-inch baking pan and swirl the pan so the caramel sauce coats the bottom and sides of the pan. Let caramel sauce set, about 15 minutes. Coat inside of baking dish and caramel layer with butter. Transfer soaked bread cubes and any remaining liquid into the baking dish over caramel sauce and gently press bread cubes together. Cover pan with parchment paper.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place baking pan into a large roasting pan and pour enough boiling water into the roasting pan to reach halfway up the sides of the baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the middle of the pudding comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Run a knife around the outside of the pan and invert pudding and caramel sauce onto a serving platter.

CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread in a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Combine water and brown sugar; pour over bread. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over bread. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or cold.

CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk eggs until combined. Whisk in milk, cream, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla bean, salt, and rum. Add bread and let soak 45 minutes to 1 hour, pushing bread down occasionally until most of liquid has been absorbed.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over high heat, stir together remaining 1 cup sugar, vinegar, and 1/2 cup water until sugar has dissolved. Cook, without stirring, until sugar is dark amber in color, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully add 1/4 cup water (mixture will sputter); swirl pot until combined.
• Working quickly, pour caramel into a 9-inch round baking pan, carefully rotating the pan so caramel covers the bottom and some of the sides; set aside until cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put a kettle of water on to boil. Rub cooled pan with butter and spoon in bread mixture packing bread tightly to fit. Cover with a parchment round.
• Place pan in a roasting pan and pour hot water to come halfway up the side of the pan. Bake 1 1/4 hours or until a knife inserted in the center comes out barely clean. Do not overbake. Let stand 5 minutes then run a metal spatula around the edges and invert the pudding onto a large rimmed plate.

SALTED CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine the cream, butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Let the butter melt, then slowly simmer the cream until it reduces slightly, about 10 minutes. Be careful that the mixture doesn¿t boil over; if it does, reduce or remove from the heat.
• Break the bread up into 1-inch pieces. Day-old bread is best but any bread will work. Place the bread in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8-inch-by-8-inch cake pan.
• Add the reduced heavy cream mixture to the bread pieces and mix until combined. Transfer to the prepared cake pan and sprinkle the kosher salt over the top. You want just a light sprinkle to give it that salty and sweet taste. Bake until firm in the middle, like brownies, about 20 minutes. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Make the pudding: Place the chocolate in a large bowl and set aside. Place the cream, milk, cocoa, and vanilla bean seeds and pod in a medium pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from the heat, and strain into the bowl of chocolate. Gently stir to combine and set aside. Whisk the egg, yolks, salt, and sugar together in a medium bowl. Pour the cream mixture into the egg mixture in a slow, steady stream, whisking continuously until combined. Place the challah in a large bowl, pour the egg-and-cream mixture over the bread, and let sit, tossing occasionally, until the bread absorbs the liquid, about 30 minutes.
• Bake the pudding: Heat the oven to 325°F. Lightly coat a 10-inch (1 quart) deep-dish pie pan with the butter. Gently mix chocolate chips and the soaked bread together. Spoon half of the pudding into the pie pan, sprinkle with half of the caramel candies, top with the remaining pudding and caramel. Tightly cover the pie pan with aluminum foil, fit it into a 10- by 15-inch roasting pan, and place them on the middle shelf of the oven. Fill the roasting pan with hot water until the level reaches halfway up the sides of the pie pan. Bake for 40 minutes, uncover, and continue to bake until the liquid has set and the caramel is melted, about 20 more minutes. Serve warm. Pudding can be stored covered tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 3 days.

CARAMEL, WHITE CHOCOLATE AND RUM BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Arrange bread on large baking sheet; bake until dry, about 10 minutes. Transfer bread to large bowl. Increase temperature to 350°F.
• Stir sugar, syrup and water in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until amber color, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cider and butter. Return to low heat; stir until sauce comes to simmer. Cover pan and simmer until caramel bits dissolve, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Set pan over ice; stir until caramel cools to lukewarm, about 5 minutes.
• Mix raisins, spices, eggs, then rum into caramel. Add to bread. Mix in white chocolate. Let stand about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Butter eight 3/4-cup custard cups. Divide pudding among cups. Place in large baking pan. Pour hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of cups.
• Bake puddings until set in center, about 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH KAHLUA CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Begin by buttering 12 small ramekins and dusting with granulated sugar.
• Bread Pudding:
• Heat the milk and cream in a saucepan over medium heat until steamy (DO NOT BOIL).
• Turn off the heat and add the chocolate, salt, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, walnuts and Kahlùa. Stir to mix.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl with the 1/2 cup sugar. Pour into the chocolate mixture. Gently fold in the bread cubes.
• Transfer the pudding mixture to the ramekins (DO NOT OVER FILL - Fill just to the top) and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake until nicely browned and set, about 30 minutes.
• Kahlùa Caramel Sauce:
• Combine sugar, water and cream of tartar in a small saucepan. DO NOT STIR. Bring the mixture to a boil; cook until the caramel browns. When the caramel is medium brown, remove from heat and add cream. Let simmer. Add Kahlua.
• To serve: Ladle some sauce onto each plate, unmold the ramekin, place the pudding on top of the sauce. Serve warm, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
• Cook's Tip: Other serving versions include serving the pudding warm and topped with a dab of whipped cream OR cold, topped with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate chips.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH KAHLUA CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter 12 ramekins or a large gratin dish. Dust with granulated sugar.
• Bread Pudding: Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl with the 1/2 cup sugar. Heat the milk and cream in a saucepan over medium heat until steamy but not boiling. Turn off the heat and add the chocolates, salt, vanilla, nutmeg, and Kahlua. Stir to mix. While whisking, pour over the egg yolks/sugar mixture. Gently fold in the bread cubes. Transfer the pudding mixture to ramekins (filled just up to the top) and put on a baking sheet, or use a gratin pan. Bake until nicely browned and set, about 30 minutes (for ramekins) and 45 minutes for gratin pan.
• Kahlua Caramel Sauce: Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water and cream of tartar in a small saucepan. DO NOT STIR. Bring to a boil and cook until the caramel browns. When the caramel is medium brown, remove from heat and carefully add 1 cup of cream and simmer. Add Kahlua.
• To serve: Ladle a layer of sauce onto each plate and unmold the ramekin and put the pudding on top of the sauce; or if in a gratin pan, place a large spoonful of bread pudding on top. Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Brush bread all over with melted butter. Arrange pieces on a rack and place in oven, turning until golden brown, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine cream and milk in a saucepan and bring just to a boil.
• Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
• Put egg yolks in a large mixing bowl and add the hot cream mixture, a ladleful at a time, beating briskly with wire whisk. Skim off any foam that accumulates on the surface.
• Put chocolate in a mixing bowl. Place bowl in a basin of simmering water and let stand until chocolate melts.
• Add egg yolk mixture, a little at a time, to chocolate, stirring constantly. Stir in vanilla.
• In a baking dish measuring about 9 1/2 by 13 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches, arrange bread slices in two rows, the slices slightly overlapping. Pour chocolate mixture over bread. Let stand until some of the mixture is absorbed. Cover the bread pudding with clear plastic wrap and cover this with a rectangular dish that fits inside the baking dish. Add weights so the chocolate mixture barely covers all the bread and is absorbed by it. Let stand about an hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Remove weights, rectangular dish and plastic wrap. Cover top with aluminum foil, not letting it touch the chocolate filling. Punch a few holes in the foil with a knife. Seal foil around edges.
• Place dish in a larger dish and pour boiling water around it. Bring this to a boil on top of stove. Place dish in its water bath in oven and bake about 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed and on touch it springs back and the top has a slight glossy look. Serve warm, cut into squares with English custard on the side.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON-PECAN CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR SAUCE:
• Stir sugar and water in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Mix in corn syrup and lemon juice. Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally. Remove from heat. Pour in cream (mixture will bubble up). Stir over low heat until caramel is melted and smooth. Increase heat; boil until sauce is reduced to 1 2/3 cups, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in pecans and bourbon. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm before using.)
• FOR PUDDING:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine milk, cream and sugar in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; stir until smooth. Beat eggs and vanilla in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture. Add bread cubes. Let stand until bread absorbs some of custard, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake until set in center, about 45 minutes. Uncover; cool at least 15 minutes.
• Serve pudding warm or at room temperature with warm sauce.

CHOCOLATE & SALTED CARAMEL WAFFLE BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Fill a large pan with a few centimetres of water and set over a medium heat. Set a large heatproof bowl over the pan - it should sit on top without touching the water. Break the chocolate into the bowl, then tip in the cream, milk, butter, caster sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Reduce the heat to low, and stir the mixture until everything has melted together and is glossy. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
• Spread the caramel over the base of a baking dish (ours was 30 x 22cm), then sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt. Cut the waffles in half diagonally, then arrange over the caramel in overlapping rows.
• Pour the egg yolks into the warm chocolate mixture, mixing well as you do until all of the egg is fully incorporated. Carefully pour the chocolate custard over the waffles, ensuring they're fully covered. Leave to soak for at least 1 hr, or cover and chill overnight.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and uncover the dish if it has been chilled. Bake the pudding for 30 mins until the custard is set with a slight wobble in the centre. Leave to stand for 5 mins, then dust lightly with icing sugar, if you like, and scoop into bowls to serve.