This is probably one of the most decadent and richest desserts I've ever made - or eaten. I make it one time per year... for Mardi Gras. I found it on the Internet about 10 years ago. It is "to die for." I usually cut this recipe in half, for a smaller crowd. Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream. Delish!
Ingredients:
1 loaf Brioche, Challah, or other sweet bread
4 ounces butter, melted
16 ounces white chocolate, chunked
2 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
2/3 cups sugar
1 vanilla bean, split
8 large eggs
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Cut the brioche loaf into 1 inch dice. Place in a 2 quart baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter. Toss chunked white chocolate with bread cubes.
3. Combine milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla bean and bring to a boil over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Whisk eggs until smooth. Add hot milk mixture to eggs slowly, stirring constantly. Do not whisk, or custard will have a great deal of foam on the surface. Skim foam from custard. Strain custard over bread and chocolate. Let stand for 10 minutes to allow custard to soak into bread.
4. Place baking dish in another larger pan. Pour hot water into larger dish to reach 1 inch up side of dish.
5. Bake the bread pudding for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, until custard is set and brioche is golden.
6. Serve warm with a dollop of whip cream.
Yield: 16 servings
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hours 0 minutes
2 comments:
It was so good! I highly recommend it. Simply awesome.
This looks delish! I haven't made bread pudding in a long time - I'd like to make a bananas foster bread pudding! 2 of my faves in one recipe!
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