Chocolate Bread Pudding with Spiced Cream
1 teaspoon unsalted butter
4 large eggs
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/4 cup Grand Marnier or other orange flavored liqueur
2 cups half-and-half
8 slices day-old white bread, crusts removed and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
(about 4 cups)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Spiced Cream (below)
Spiced Cream
Yield: Makes 4 cups
1 quart heavy cream
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Beat the cream with an electric mixer on high speed in a large mixing bowl for
about 2 minutes. Add the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and beat again until the
mixture thickens and forms stiff peaks, another 1 to 2 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350�F
Grease a 6-cup (9 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 inch) loaf pan with the butter.
Whisk the eggs, sugar , cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, melted chocolate, and Grand
Marnier together in a large mixing bowl until very smooth. Add the half-and-half
and mix well. Add the bread and let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, stirring
occasionally.
Pour half of the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the top witht the
unmelted chocolate chips. Pour the remaining bread mixture over the chocolate
chips. Bake until the pudding is set in the center, about 55 minutes. Let cool
for 5 minutes.
To serve, cut the pudding into 1-inch-thick slices. Top with the spiced cream.
Yield: 8-10 servings
From Emeril's Creole Christmas by Emeril Lagasse
AUTHOR: TUDDLES |