Warm and comforting, this classic dessert is easy to make…and wait’ll you taste the bourbon sauce!
Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Bread Pudding
- 8 oz day old French bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (5 to 6 cups)
- 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 3 cups half-and-half
Sauce
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup white vanilla baking chips
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons bourbon or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place bread and cranberries in baking dish; toss to mix.
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Step2In large bowl, with wire whisk, beat eggs, brown sugar, cocoa and half-and-half until well blended. Pour over bread mixture. Stir mixture gently with large spoon to coat bread with liquid. Let stand 10 minutes. Stir mixture.
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Step3Bake uncovered 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
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Step4In 1-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar, butter, baking chips and whipping cream. Cook over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened and smooth. Remove from heat; stir in bourbon (sauce will be thin). Serve sauce over warm bread pudding.
Nutrition
510
Calories
23g
Total Fat
8g
Protein
66g
Total Carbohydrate
53g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 36%
- Saturated Fat
- 14g
- 72%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 40%
- Sodium
- 230mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 280mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 66g
- 22%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 53g
- Protein
- 8g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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