Chocolate Almond Bread Pudding Recipes

CHOCOLATE ALMOND BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour melted butter over bread cubes in a 9x13-inch baking dish; toss to coat. Stir chocolate chips and almonds into bread mixture.
• Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, almond extract, and nutmeg in a bowl; pour over bread mixture, lightly pressing bread with a spatula until egg mixture is absorbed.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the bread pudding springs back when lightly pressed, about 45 minutes.

ALMOND BROWNIE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly butter one 2 quart baking dish.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave). Do not overheat or chocolate will scorch. Set aside.
• Place brownie chunks into prepared baking dish. Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Whisk in melted chocolate, milk, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and half of the almonds. Pour milk mixture over brownie cubes and sprinkle with the remaining almonds. Bake until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

ALMOND BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cut croissants into 1/2-in. pieces; place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, sugar and extracts. Pour over croissants; let stand for 10 minutes. Dot with almond paste; sprinkle with almonds (dish will be full). , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir sugar with a wooden spoon until sugar has melted and turned a deep amber color, about 20 minutes. , Add 1 cup cream (mixture will bubble). Stir in remaining cream; cook 10-15 minutes longer or until caramelized sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in strawberries. Serve with bread pudding.

BREAD PUDDING RECIPE

Steps:

• Butter a 2-quart baking dish. A 13" x 9" casserold dish will work too.
• Place cubed bread in the dish. See note below on drying bread if yours is fresh.
• In a large bowl, mix eggs, half and half, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved and eggs are mix well.
• Pour over the bread. Press bread down with a spoon so every piece is soaked in the egg mixture.
• Let the dish sit while the oven preheats to 350° Fahrenhite.
• Bake pudding for 55 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutes or so.
• Serve warm, dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with dessert sauce, like custard sauce or caramel.

WHITE CHOCOLATE ALMOND BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a mixing bowl. Combine half and half, almond flavoring and vanilla. Pour over bread cubes, stirring gently to soak bread. Beat together eggs and sugar. Add melted chips. Fold into bread mixture. Pour into an 8-inch sprayed square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. 50-60 minutes, until a knife inserted in pudding comes out clean. Serve slices with raspberry sauce.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 °F.
• Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch baking dish fill with bread cubes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, cream, and liqueur. In another bowl, combine sugar and light brown sugar with the cocoa powder and mix well. Add the cocoa mixture to the milk mixture and whisk to combine.
• In a medium bowl, add the vanilla extract, almond extract, and the cinnamon to the beaten eggs. Combine the egg mixture with the milk mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread cubes; let stand, stirring occasionally, for at least 20 minutes, or until the bread has absorbed most of the milk mixture. Bake the pudding for 1 hour, or until set; a cake tester inserted into the center of the pudding should come out clean.
• Serve the pudding warm or cold, with Pecan Rum Flambe, dessert sauce.
• Pecan Rum Flambe Sauce:
• In a large skillet, melt the stick butter and add brown sugar, stir together. Add the pecans and cook until sugar has caramelized over medium-high heat. Turn off the stove and pour in the rum. Stand back and carefully light with a long lighter. Be careful; a flame will shoot up above the pan. As the alcohol cooks out, the flame will die down. Serve over chocolate bread pudding.