This recipe takes the traditional bread pudding and elevates the richness (and deliciousness) with the addition of bittersweet chocolate to the rich custard mix.
I downsized and made 1/3 of the recipe recipe, which yielded enough for 3 individual ramekins. I used Trader Joe's Cinnamon Swirl Bread (if you haven't tried this, it is AMAZING for french toast or plain ole cinnamon toast) and tossed in a small handful of dried tart cherries. Going with the cherry theme, I added 1 tbsp of kirsch to the custard mixture. Cherries and chocolate - you can't go wrong with that combination.
With the individual ramekins, it only required 20 minutes in the oven in a hot water bath for the custard to set. Once the individual puddings are allowed to rest and cool slightly, I poured creme anglaise on top and let the creamy goodness seep into the still warm pudding. At this point, I'm at the caloric point of no return with all of the cream, eggs and sugar, so a little more fat from the creme anglaise won't hurt, would it?
If you're seriously jonesin' for chocolate, this dessert should satisfy that craving. I thought the pudding had a better consistency when eaten warm (at room temp, the pudding had a funky rubbery texture). My favorite part of the dessert was the dried cherries, as the tartness helped to balance out the richness of the dessert.
Thanks to Lauren of Upper East Side Chronicle for selecting this ultimate comfort food. For the recipe, please visit Lauren's blog or you can find it at Leite's Culinaria. To feast your eyes on more bread puddings, make sure to check out the TWD blogroll.
31 comments:
I am a fan on vanilla custard bread pudding, but I really liked this one too. It was even better drizzled with chocolate sauce or cream anglaise!
LOVE the sequence of shots here, linda!! i grew more and more voraciously hungry with each one. and come on--you used cinnamon bread? that's just not fair. :)
Wow Linda ! tes ramequins sont tellement mignons ! tes photos sont vraiment géniales :)
Wow, that looks great! I love that you used ramekins for this. Glad you enjoyed it, i did too :)
Your pudding looks fabulous!
Love your blue dishes...so cute.
Great job!
Gorgeous photos!! You make bread pudding look amazing.
I thought you did a great job on the photos!! As usual! :)
The kiddos and I are big fans of bread pudding so, I'll definitely keep this recipe in mind when I've a baguette going stale.
Btw, thanks for visiting my blog! :)
~ingrid
I love your cute little ramekins! I also agree that this is not the most photogenic dessert, but yours are definitely some of the better pictures I have seen.
I agree - this one was hard to make attractive in photos! Yours look great though!
And I also admit to really liking it straight out of the fridge.
Loooove that string of pictures! WOW.
And the idea of baking the pudding in big soup/chocolate mugs makes it look just as it should: rustic!
Very, very nice, Linda!
This is my favorite post! Did your husband help pour the creme or did you use a timer on the tripod?! :) You took a very unphotogenic dessert and turned it into a masterpiece. And those little ramekins?! How cute!!
Your photos are amazing! How do your pour creme anglais and take great in focus shots at the same time?
I love the blue ramekins! Your bread pudding looks great!
Oh wow. You can never go wrong with cherries and chocolate. Looks wonderful. Creme anglais on top of that, amazing.
Great photos and I love your blue dish!
Wow, this looks incredible! Gorgeous photos. :)
Cinnamon bread was an excellent choice - and I love the action shot of the creme anglaise.
I loved this dessert and can't wait to make it again.
I think your bread pudding looks wonderful. Your additions (I mean cherries and kirsch, YUM!) sound great.
Chocolate, cherries, kirsch, and those adorable ramekins - so many things to love!
Your bread pudding looks delicious and what cute ramekins. The thought of cinnamon swirl bread and crème anglaise just makes me swoon!
You managed to make this pudding look delicious and that was not an easy task :) Great job!
Wowza, you made bread pudding look SEXY! And delish!
This looks wonderful!! Bravo!
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Jenifer
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Now that looks wonderful!
WOWsers. Drool. Drool.
oh my gosh--so good! and so cute in those little blue ceramics! i must try that TJs bread...
Wow! Looks great, and such gorgeous photos!
WOW! You did and amazing job, this pudding looks soooo great!
Your pudding is very picturesque. And with the creme anglais. Perfect.
Holy shmoley! I want to dive into that pool of creme anglaise in the pictures! Your version with the cinnamon bread and the cherries sounds amazing, and you make me want to try this recipe all over again. YUM.
I am with you on the photogenic nature of this dessert, didn't do it justice. Your photos look great though. You are a great photographer, and love the labels on some of them, I might start trying to do that, love the way it looks.
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