Dinner · Calibama Cooking
Chocolate Bread Pudding with Irish Whiskey Caramel Cream Sauce
I enjoy traditional bread pudding. There’s nothing like it. Delicious, full of carbs…you know….everything that makes food good. And then, I added…
Ingredients
To make the custard...
1 lb Italian bread, cut into cubes- 5 eggs
- 2 cups half-n-half
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp instant coffee (or espresso)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
To make the Irish Whiskey Caramel Cream...
1 stick unsalted butter- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup Bailey's Irish Creme
- 1 cup Irish Whiskey
- 1/2 cup whipped cream
Directions
- 1.
Cut bread into cubes and allow to sit out to stale slightly. OR place in oven on 250 degrees for approx 15 minutes.
- 2.
Combine eggs, cream, sugars, vanilla, cocoa and instant coffee. Use a whisk to combine.
- 3.
Sprinkle chocolate chips throughout bread cubes.
- 4.
Pour custard on top of bread cubes with chocolate chips.
- 5.
Allow to soak for at least 30 minutes for before baking. Ensure all bread pieces have liquid.
- 6.
After bread has soaked. Bake on 350 degrees for 35 - 45 minutes until knife comes out clean.
- 7.
Melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar.
- 8.
Once butter and brown sugar are combined, slowly add Irish Creme. Combine well. Slowly add Irish whiskey. Combine well.
- 9.
Bring do a steady boil for approx 10 - 15 minutes. Allows the alcohol to cook out and the liquid to reduce.
- 10.
Once complete, stir in whipped cream.
- 11.
When bread pudding comes out of oven, pour hot caramel sauce over pudding so pudding can absorb sauce.
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