Rich & Creamy Chocolate Bread Pudding

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups whipping cream
• 10 ounces chocolate
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 8 egg yolks
• 1 loaf french bread, sliced into 1/4 inch pieces & dried in oven
• 2 tablespoons chocolate shavings, for garnish
• 8 ounces chocolate
• 3 ounces heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 275°.
• 2 heat cream in a double boiler. add the chocolate. when melted, remove from heat.
• 3 in a double boiler, heat the milk, sugar, eggs and egg yolks until warm.
• 4 blend the egg mixture into the cream and chocolate mixture.
• 5 place bread slices in baking pan.
• 6 pour 1/2 the mixture over the bread. let it set for a while, allowing bread to soak up mixture.
• 7 top with the rest of the mixture.
• 8 cover with aluminum foil.
• 9 bake 1 hour. remove the foil and bake an additional 15 minutes until the top is golden brown.
• 10 sauce: carefully melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
• 11 remove from heat and mix in heavy cream.
• 12 spoon over the bread pudding.