Chocolate Bread Pudding With Irish Cream Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-in. springform pan with 1 tablespoon butter. Cube remaining butter; place in a small saucepan. Add chocolate chips and brown sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, espresso powder and salt. Gently stir in bread; let stand until bread is softened, about 15 minutes. Fold in chocolate mixture. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes., Meanwhile, for sauce, heat cream in a small heavy saucepan until bubbles form around sides. In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk, brown sugar and salt. Whisk a small amount of hot cream into egg mixture; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Stir in butter. Fold in pecans and coconut. If desired, stir in brandy. Cool., For whipped cream, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and, if desired, brandy; beat until soft peaks form., Loosen sides of pan with a knife. Carefully run a knife around edge of springform pan to loosen; remove rim from pan. Serve pudding warm with sauce and whipped cream.

Steps:

• 1. For Sauce: 2. Bring cream, liqueur, sugar and vanilla to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. 3. Mix cornstarch and water in small bowl; whisk into cream mixture. Boil until sauce thickens, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. 4. Cool, then cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours. 5. Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated. 6. 7. For Pudding: 8. Combine bread cubes, chocolate and white choclate in large bowl; toss to blend. 9. Using an electric mixer, beat eggs, 1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar, and vanilla in another large bowl to blend. Gradually beat in 1-1/2 cups cream and milk. 10. Combine bread and cream mixture; stir. Let stand 2-3 hours. Or cover and refrigerate up to a day. 11. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 13/9/2-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray. Spread bread mixture evenly in prepared dish. 12. Drizzle with remain 1/2 cup cream (more if bread appears dry). Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. 13. Bake pudding until edges are golden and custard is set in center, about 1 hour. Cool slightly. 14. Serve pudding warm with cold sauce.

Steps:

• For sauce:
• Bring cream, liqueur, sugar, and vanilla to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Mix cornstarch and 2 teaspoons water in small bowl to blend; whisk into cream mixture. Boil until sauce thickens, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Cool, then cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• For bread pudding:
• Combine bread, chocolate, and white chocolate in large bowl; toss to blend. Using electric mixer, beat eggs, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla in another large bowl to blend. Gradually beat in 1 1/2 cups cream and milk. Add cream mixture to bread mixture; stir to combine. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray. Transfer bread mixture to prepared dish, spreading evenly. Drizzle with remaining 1/2 cup cream. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake pudding until edges are golden and custard is set in center, about 1 hour. Cool pudding slightly.
• Drizzle bread pudding with sauce and serve warm.

Steps:

• In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Stir in cream; set aside. , In a large bowl, whisk sugar, milk, egg, vanilla and salt. Stir in chocolate mixture. Add bread cubes and toss to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes. , Spoon into 2 greased 2-cup souffle dishes. Bake at 350° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. , If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and top with a dollop of whipped cream.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Combine cream, milk, and 1/2 cup sugar in a heavy saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add 1 cup chocolate chips and whisk until melted and smooth.
• Whisk egg and vanilla extract together in a large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot chocolate mixture. Set custard aside to cool, stirring often, for about 10 minutes.
• Add bread cubes and remaining chocolate chips to the custard and toss to coat. Transfer to a 1 1/2-quart shallow oval baking dish. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over the pudding.
• Bake in the preheated oven until custard thickens and center is just set, about 50 minutes.
• Serve pudding warm, drizzled with warm chocolate sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Butter one 2-quart casserole dish.
• Prepare a water bath for the 2-quart casserole dish by placing a larger dish with water in the oven.
• Place bread cubes in the 2-quart casserole dish.
• Beat together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla.
• Slowly add the scalded milk and Bailey's Irish Cream.
• Pour over the bread.
• If desired, sprinkle with brown sugar, nutmeg, and raisins.
• Place the casserole in the water bath and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Server either hot or chilled.
• When You take the pudding out of the oven, if the pudding seems to be dry, you can sprinkle some Bailey's over the top to help make it moist.

Steps:

• Pudding: Crumble the bread, with the crust, into a bowl. Cover with combined milk, cream and liqueur and let stand an hour or until the bread has absorbed most of the liquid.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish and set aside.
• Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla extract until well blended. Mix gently with bread and raisins. Spoon into pan, smooth top. Bake until light brown and the custard is set, about an hour.
• Caramel Irish Cream Sauce: Pour sugar into water in saucepan and let stand until sugar is wet. Add 2 tbsp of butter and cook on medium high to high, stirring constantly, until the mixture turns nut brown. Remove from heat. Immediately and CAREFULLY, to avoid splatters, pour in coffee and cream into the saucepan. Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly, until caramel melts. Add more cream if caramel is too dark. Remove from heat and cool. Stir in lemon juice and liqueur just before serving.