Chocolate Bread Pudding
2 pints heavy cream
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
8 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups sugar
6 croissants
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Vanilla Ice-cream
In a large saucepan over a med. high-flame, bring cream just to a boil. Remove pan from heat and whisk in cocoa. (Set aside to cool to room temperature.
Pre-heat oven to 350º. Whisk eggs, yolks and sugar in a large bowl. Pour cream mixture into egg mixture and mix well. Break croissants into 1 1/2 pieces and line bottom of 9x13 glass baking dish. Stir choco-chips into cream mixture and pour over croissants. Bake 60 minutes until still jiggly in center. Cool on rack for 30 minutes, Serve warm with vanilla ice-cream.
Makes 12 servings
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