Rocky Road Bread Pudding Recipes

ROCKY ROAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat milk and pudding mix on low speed for 2 minutes. Fold in the whipped topping, chocolate chips, 3/4 cup marshmallows and peanuts., Pour into dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate until set., Just before serving, sprinkle with remaining marshmallows; drizzle with chocolate syrup if desired.

ROCKY ROAD BREAD PUDDING WITH MARSHMALLOW SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter an 8 by 8-inch baking pan.
• To make the bread pudding. Put the brioche in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk egg, yolks, and sugar until combined. Add milk, butter, brandy, and melted chocolate and whisk until combined. Pour mixture over cut brioche and let rest for 5 minutes. Add chopped chocolate, 1/4 of the marshmallows, and toasted pecans and stir gently to mix. Pour into buttered pan and cover aluminum foil. Put in a large roasting pan and place in oven. Pour hot water into the pan until pan is 1/2 full. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 minutes more, or until an inserted toothpick or knife is removed clean.
• To make the marshmallow sauce. In a small pot, add 1/4 cup of water, bring to a boil, and add remaining marshmallows. Stir constantly until melted. To serve, cut a 1/2-inch square of bread pudding and garnish with some sauce. Serve immediately.

ROCKY ROAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat 4 cups of the milk in a large saucepan over medium heat until steaming.
• Whisk the sugar, cornstarch and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks and the remaining 1/2 cup milk.
• Whisk half of the hot milk into the egg mixture until smooth, then gradually whisk the egg-milk mixture into the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture boils. Continue to cook, whisking constantly, until it has thickened to a puddinglike consistency, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
• Cool slightly, stirring a few times to prevent a skin from forming. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the pudding and refrigerate until completely cooled and thickened, about 4 hours.
• Before serving, whisk the pudding vigorously until smooth and creamy. Gently fold in the marshmallows, walnuts and chocolate chips. Spoon the pudding into six to eight individual cups and top with more chocolate chips.

ROCKY ROAD BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Butter a 2 quart baking dish.
• In dish, combine bread cubes, marshmallows, chocolate chips, and walnuts, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together sugar and cocoa powder.
• Combine milk and eggs and gradually stir into the cocoa mixture.
• Pour milk mixture over bread in baking dish.
• Make sure all bread is moistened by pressing with back of large spoon.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
• Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

ROCKY ROAD PUDDING CUPS

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa and cornstarch. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. , Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; stir in 1 cup chips until melted., Spoon into dessert dishes, 1/2 cup in each; sprinkle with pecans, marshmallows and remaining chips. Serve immediately.

SLOW-COOKER ROCKY ROAD MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Place 2 (30-inch-long) strips of parchment in crisscross pattern in 4-qt. round slow cooker, extending ends of strips over side of slow cooker. Cover bottom of slow cooker with additional sheet of parchment. Place 8-oz. wide-mouth ovenproof glass jar in center of cooker; spray with cooking spray.
• Separate biscuits; cut each into quarters. Combine dry pudding mix and 1/2 cup nuts.
• Dip half of the biscuit pieces, 1 at a time, in butter, then in pudding mixture, turning to evenly coat each biscuit piece with each ingredient; place around jar in prepared slow cooker. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup marshmallows and 1/4 cup of the remaining nuts. Coat remaining biscuit pieces with remaining butter and remaining pudding mixture as directed; add to slow cooker. Cover with lid.
• Cook on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Carefully lift insert from slow cooker and rotate 180° before returning to slow cooker. Reduce heat to LOW. Top with remaining marshmallows and nuts; cover with lid. Cook bread additional 30 min. or until done. (Internal temperature of bread should be 200°F). Let bread stand (covered) in slow cooker 15 min. Carefully remove glass jar from cooker. Use parchment handles to transfer bread from slow cooker to wire rack; cool slightly.
• Melt bittersweet chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over bread. Serve warm.

ROCKY ROAD BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter 2qt. square baking dish. In buttered dish combine bread cubes, marshmallows, chocolate chips, and walnuts, set aside. If doubling the recipe, use a 13' by 9' pan.
• In a large bowl stir together sugar and cocoa powder. Combine milk and eggs, gradually whisk into sugar mixture.
• Pour milk mixture over bread in baking dish. Press bread lightly with back of spoon to make sure all is moistened.
• Bake in 350 oven for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean or golden brown. Cool slightly. Serve warm with vanilla icecream or whipped cream and add marchino cherries on top.