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Brioche Chocolate Bread Pudding

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February 15, 2010
4
2 Ratings
  • Serves 8 people
Author Notes

I had found a croissant bread pudding recipe in a magazine a few years back and it inspired me to come up with a variation of my own adding bittersweet chocolate (I use Scharffen Berger). I also substituted brioche instead of croissants. I make a lot of desserts but I think this may be one of the best! Serve with ice cream or even fresh whipped cream. Absolutely decadent! —mamachef

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 6 large egg yolks (room temperature)
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 loaf of brioche (torn into pieces)
  • 4 ounces good bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Directions
  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Grease an 8 inch (round or square) baking dish with butter.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla and salt. Add brioche and chocolate to mixture and gently combine.
  4. Pour mixture into greased baking dish and bake for 30-40 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
  5. Serve warm with vanilla or coffee ice cream or whipped cream.
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5 Reviews

Melanie
Melanie January 15, 2023
This was delicious! And this recipe is ideal for experimenting with ingredients and flavors. Here are my modifications: Used a whole Panettone, leftover from Christmas, which we hadn't used because of so many other goodies. It was studded with raisins and dried citron. I added fresh grated ginger (maybe a tablespoon? IDK) to the egg/cream mixture, dusted the bread cubes with cinnamon, then threw in a handful of semi-sweet chocolate chunks. Served with homemade chocolate mocha sauce and whipped cream. My guests loved it.
 
mamachef
mamachef September 23, 2013
Gene, I used a standard-sized brioche made by Balthazar bakery and the ratio of bread to custard seemed appropriate. Dod you have a good brioche recipe to share? I've never made my own.
 
Gene
Gene September 22, 2013
Unfortunately, there was no mention of size of the brioche loaf. We used a loaf which was made in in typical "loaf pan" and it seems as if there is to much brioche for the custard ingredients.
It would be helpful to give the measurements by weight, next time.
 
Kelsey B.
Kelsey B. February 17, 2010
This is definitely a decadent treat, I love that you used brioche.
 
JennyK
JennyK February 16, 2010
Sounds delicious!