Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

To use leftover bread, I often make French toast or croutons. This week, I had a little more stale bread than usual, so I decided to make some bread pudding. Bread pudding is a fairly compact and moist dessert, made from leftover (or brioche) bread. The bread is mixed with eggs, sugar, butter, and milk, then baked. I decided to revisit my grandmother’s classic bread pudding recipe by replacing the traditional raisins with chocolate chips.

Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

• Author: Sophie
• Prep Time: 15
• Cook Time: 50
• Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
• Yield: 10 1x

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Ingredients

• 4 cups stale bread, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 4 eggs
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 cups hot milk
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Garnish (Optional)

• Whipped Cream
• Fresh Berries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Place the bread in a buttered 8 x 10 inch baking dish, or in individual ramequins.
3. Add the chocolate chips.
4. Whisk the eggs, then add salt, melted butter, sugar, and vanilla. Add warm milk gradually, to avoid cooking the eggs.
5. Pour egg mixture over the bread. Sprinkle with nutmeg to taste.
6. Bake until center is set, about 45 to 60 minutes.