Best Pain Au Chocolat Bread Pudding With Cranberries And Chocolate Sauce Recipes

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CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING



Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding image

Warm and comforting, this classic dessert is easy to make...and wait'll you taste the bourbon sauce!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

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
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

Steps:

  • Heat 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.
  • In 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.
  • Bake uncovered 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
  • In 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 Facts : Calories 510, Carbohydrate 66 g, Cholesterol 120 mg, Fat 4, Fiber 2 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 230 mg, Sugar 53 g, TransFat 1/2 g

PAIN AU CHOCOLAT BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING



Pain Au Chocolat Bread and Butter Pudding image

This is super comfort food and just as decadent as it sounds. Adapted from a recipe in the British Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Provided by Rachel Savage

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 chocolate croissants (rectangular or pain au chocolat)
1/4 cup milk
1 cup whipping cream
75 g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 150°C/Gas mark 2. Cut each pain au chocolat into three equal pieces widthways and pack them into a baking dish.
  • Mix the milk and cream in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the chocolate and stir until smooth.
  • Mix the sugar and eggs in a bowl and pour the chocolate mixture over, whisking constantly. Then slowly pour the custard over the pain au chocolat, allowing the custard to be absorbed before adding more.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes or until the top is lightly crisp but the centre is still wobbly. Serve warm with cream or ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 393.1, Fat 34.8, SaturatedFat 20.9, Cholesterol 176.7, Sodium 70.2, Carbohydrate 20.6, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 12.8, Protein 7.3

PAIN AU CHOCOLAT BREAD PUDDING WITH CRANBERRIES AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE



Pain au Chocolat Bread Pudding with Cranberries and Chocolate Sauce image

Categories     Berry     Chocolate     Dairy     Egg     Dessert     Bake     Winter     Gourmet     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 6 to 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

6 cups lightly packed bite-size pieces croissant (from about eight 5 1/2-inch croissants)
6 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
1 1/2 cups fresh or unthawed frozen cranberries
3 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/3 cups milk
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

  • In a large baking pan dry bread, uncovered, at room temperature 12 hours. (Alternatively, dry bread in a 250°F oven 1 hour.)
  • Butter a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.
  • Chop chocolate. In a food processor finely chop cranberries. Arrange half of bread in one layer in baking dish and sprinkle evenly with half of chocolate and all of cranberries. Top mixture with remaining bread.
  • In a bowl whisk together eggs, sugar, milk, 1/2 cup cream, vanilla, and salt and pour slowly and evenly over bread. Cut butter into bits and dot pudding with it. Chill pudding, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Bake pudding in middle of oven until slightly puffed and golden, about 40 minutes.
  • In a small metal bowl set over a small saucepan of barely simmering water melt remaining chocolate and whisk in remaining 1/4 cup cream and a pinch salt until combined well. Keep sauce warm, covered.
  • Serve pudding warm or at room temperature with sauce.

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