Best 8 Caramelized Bread Pudding With Chocolate And Cinnamon Recipes

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Indulge in a delectable symphony of flavors with our caramelized bread pudding, a dessert that harmonizes the comforting warmth of bread with the velvety richness of chocolate and the alluring aroma of cinnamon. This timeless classic is elevated to new heights with a caramelized crust that adds a delightful crunch to every bite. Our recipe collection features variations that cater to different dietary preferences, including a gluten-free option for those with sensitivities. Each recipe provides step-by-step instructions, ensuring that even novice bakers can create this irresistible treat. Whether you prefer a traditional bread pudding or a decadent chocolate-infused version, our recipes offer something for every palate. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving more.

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CARAMELIZED BREAD PUDDING WITH CHOCOLATE AND CINNAMON



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This bread pudding recipe is courtesy of Suzanne Goin and can be found in her cookbook, "Sunday Suppers at Lucques."

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Puddings & Custards     Bread Pudding Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
4 or 5 slices brioche, or good-quality white bread, 1/4 inch thick, crusts removed
3 extra-large eggs
3 extra-large egg yolks
1/4 cup light-brown sugar
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/4 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
3/4 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate
1 tablespoon granulated sugar, for caramelizing the top

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spread the softened butter on one side of each slice of brioche. Cut each slice in half on the diagonal and then again into quarters.
  • Whisk together eggs, egg yolks, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add cream, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; whisk to combine.
  • Sprinkle the chocolate over the bottom of a 9-by-9-inch baking dish. Top with brioche, buttered sides up, and overlapping just slightly. Pour egg mixture over the bread. Using your fingers, press down gently on bread to fully submerge in the egg mixture. Place the bread pudding in a roasting pan, and pour enough warm water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the custard is set and the bread puffs up slightly, and is springy to the touch, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool at least 10 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the granulated sugar over the top of the pudding. Using a kitchen torch, caramelize the sugar. Alternatively, you can place the custard in a preheated broiler until the sugar carmelizes, 1 to 2 minutes, taking care not to curdle the custard underneath.

CARAMELIZED BREAD PUDDING WITH CHOCOLATE AND CINNAMON



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This recipe is a lifer. I've been making it for more than 20 years, and every time I try to file it away, someone inevitably comes along asking for it. I brought it to my first staff get-together when I was working at Chez Panisse and, from then on, for all of the parties that followed, when I would even think of making something different, my friends and coworkers would cry out for this caramelized chocolate bread pudding. A few years later, the bread pudding gained an East Coast fan club, too. I was working at Alloro, a tiny restaurant in Boston's Italian district. Back then, the Mafia owned all the local cafés and had a monopoly on the dessert-and-coffee crowd. Whereas the other (probably wiser) restaurants on the street obeyed the unspoken law of not selling dessert, at Alloro we broke the rule and secretly served this bread pudding to our in-the-know customers. We worked hard to keep the highly requested dessert under cover, and it seems we succeeded: both the recipe and I are still around. A few things make this bread pudding better than most. I love custards and am often disappointed by bread puddings with too much bread and not enough pudding. So be careful to use just a single layer of brioche, which creates a crispy crust but won't absorb all the rich, silky custard underneath. Once you break through the caramelized, toasty top layer and dig down through the luscious custard, a treasure of melted chocolate awaits you at the bottom.

Provided by Suzanne Goin

Categories     Cookstr Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
4 or 5 slices brioche, or good quality white bread (I like Pepperidge Farm), ¼ inch thick, crusts removed
3 extra-large eggs
2 extra-large egg yolks
¼ cup brown sugar
1½ cups heavy cream
1¼ cups whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¾ cup chopped bittersweet chocolate
1 tablespoon granulated sugar, for caramelizing the top

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Spread the softened butter on one side of the brioche. Cut each slice in half on the diagonal and then again into quarters.
  • Whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add the cream, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, whisking to combine well.
  • Sprinkle the chocolate over the bottom of a 9-by-9-inch (or equivalent) baking dish. Arrange the brioche, buttered side up, with slices overlapping just slightly, on the chocolate (there should be just a single layer of bread). Pour the custard over the bread, pressing down with your fingers to make sure the bread soaks it up. Place the bread pudding in a roasting pan, and pour warm water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the pudding dish. Bake about 1 hour and 15 minutes, until the custard is set and the bread puffs up slightly. The pudding will be springy to the touch.
  • Let the bread pudding cool at least 10 minutes.
  • If you have a kitchen blowtorch, sprinkle the sugar over the top, and torch to brown and caramelize. You could run the pudding under the broiler to caramelize if you don't have a torch, but be careful not to curdle the custard underneath.
  • Serve the bread pudding from the baking dish at the table, using a big spoon.

CARAMELIZED BREAD PUDDING WITH CHOCOLATE & CINNAMON



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This is a layered custardy bread pudding from the James Beard-nominated LA chef, Suzanne Goin. She has been making it for 20 years. "Use just a single layer of brioche, which creates a crispy crust but won't absorb all the rich, silky custard underneath. Once you break through the caramelized, toasty top layer and dig down through the luscious custard, a treasure of melted chocolate awaits you at the bottom." Recipe was printed in her excellent cookbook, "Sunday Suppers at Lucques: Seasonal Recipes from Market to Table"

Provided by blucoat

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
4 -5 slices brioche bread (Pepperidge Farm works well) or 4 -5 slices good quality white bread, 1/4-inch thick, crusts removed (Pepperidge Farm works well)
3 extra-large eggs
2 extra-large egg yolks
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/4 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate
1 tablespoon granulated sugar, for caramelizing the top

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the softened butter on one side of the brioche. Cut each slice in half on the diagonal and then again into quarters.
  • Whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add the cream, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, whisking to combine well.
  • Sprinkle the chocolate over the bottom of a 9-by-9-inch (or equivalent) baking dish. Arrange the brioche, buttered side up, with slices overlapping just slightly, on the chocolate (there should be just a single layer of bread). Pour the custard over the bread, pressing down with your fingers to make sure the bread soaks it up. Place the bread pudding in a roasting pan, and pour warm water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the pudding dish. Bake about 1 hour and 15 minutes, until the custard is set and the bread puffs up slightly. The pudding will be springy to the touch.
  • Let the bread pudding cool at least 10 minutes.
  • If you have a kitchen blowtorch, sprinkle the sugar over the top, and torch to brown and caramelize. If you don't have a torch, You run the pudding under the broiler to caramelize, but be careful not to curdle the custard underneath. Serve the bread pudding from the baking dish at the table, using a big spoon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 419.2, Fat 25.4, SaturatedFat 14.2, Cholesterol 217, Sodium 426.9, Carbohydrate 37.7, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 10.7, Protein 10

CHOCOLATE-PRALINE BREAD PUDDING WITH CINNAMON CREAM



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Categories     Bread     Chocolate     Dessert     Bake     Kosher     Cinnamon     Simmer

Yield serves 12

Number Of Ingredients 16

Praline
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans
Pudding
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups whole milk
3 large eggs plus 3 large egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Pinch of kosher salt
6 cups crustless day-old bread, in 1-inch cubes
Cinnamon Cream
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • For the praline: Lightly oil a baking sheet or line it with a silicone baking mat. Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and cook over moderate heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Continue cooking without stirring until the sugar syrup turns to dark caramel, 5 to 7 minutes, swirling the pan occasionally and gently so the caramel darkens evenly. Monitor the caramel closely during the final moments as it can quickly go from perfect to burnt. Work cautiously, as hot caramel can cause a nasty burn.
  • Stir in the pecans, then immediately pour the hot praline onto the prepared baking sheet in a thin, even layer. Let cool until hard, then break into small pieces.
  • For the pudding: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly butter a 9-inch square pan.
  • In a small saucepan, heat the cream to a simmer. Remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Put half of the chopped chocolate in a large bowl and pour the hot cream over it. Whisk until smooth.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs and egg yolks, granulated sugar, and salt until well blended. Add to the melted chocolate mixture and whisk well.
  • Add the bread cubes and allow them to soak for about 30 minutes, pushing them down into the liquid occasionally. Fold in the remaining chopped chocolate. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan, spreading it evenly. Sprinkle the praline over the surface. Place the pan in a larger roasting pan and add enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the smaller pan. Bake until the pudding is firm to the touch, about 45 minutes. Remove the smaller pan from the water bath and let the pudding cool for at least 30 minutes.
  • For the cream: In a bowl, with a whisk or electric beaters, whip together the cream, confectioners' sugar, and cinnamon to soft peaks.
  • To serve, cut the pudding into 12 pieces. Serve warm, accompanied by a dollop of cinnamon cream.

CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING



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When rich, custardy bread pudding is matched with bittersweet caramel, it's doubly delicious.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Puddings & Custards     Bread Pudding Recipes

Time 2h40m

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 large eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and scraped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup dark rum or brandy
1 baguette (1 pound), cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, whisk eggs until combined. Whisk in milk, cream, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla bean, salt, and rum. Add bread and let soak 45 minutes to 1 hour, pushing bread down occasionally until most of liquid has been absorbed.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over high heat, stir together remaining 1 cup sugar, vinegar, and 1/2 cup water until sugar has dissolved. Cook, without stirring, until sugar is dark amber in color, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully add 1/4 cup water (mixture will sputter); swirl pot until combined.
  • Working quickly, pour caramel into a 9-inch round baking pan, carefully rotating the pan so caramel covers the bottom and some of the sides; set aside until cool.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put a kettle of water on to boil. Rub cooled pan with butter and spoon in bread mixture packing bread tightly to fit. Cover with a parchment round.
  • Place pan in a roasting pan and pour hot water to come halfway up the side of the pan. Bake 1 1/4 hours or until a knife inserted in the center comes out barely clean. Do not overbake. Let stand 5 minutes then run a metal spatula around the edges and invert the pudding onto a large rimmed plate.

Nutrition Facts : Fiber 1 g

ULTIMATE CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING



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Adapted from a Cook's Illustrated recipe, this is by far the best bread pudding I've ever had. Rustic, easy, and oh-so-delicious. Make two and hide one for yourself.

Provided by TheSlyBear

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 , 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups caramel sauce (see separate recipe)
1 large loaf bread
5 large eggs
3 cups half-and-half
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Spread 1 c Caramel Sauce in bottom of 13 x 9 pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Cut bread into 1-inch cubes. Any large loaf will do, but a nice French bread, or a Challah work especially well.
  • Spread bread cubes onto sheet pan in a single layer. Brown in oven for about 10-12 minutes.
  • Reduce oven to 325. Don't forget this step (the voice of experience speaks)!
  • In a medium bowl, mix eggs, half-and-half, vanilla and salt. Add 1 1/2 c caramel sauce to this mixture.
  • Place bread cubes in a very large bowl and pour mixture over cubes. Toss gently until all cubes are coated.
  • Let stand 20 minutes, gently mixing occasionally. Be sure that there are no dry cubes!
  • Spread the soaked bread over the caramel in the 13 x 9 pan.
  • Bake at lower oven level for 45 minutes.
  • Let cool 30 minutes and serve, drizzled with remaining caramel sauce.

EASY CHOCOLATE CINNAMON BREAD PUDDING



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A really easy dessert for fall and winter nights, or any time of the year. Great comfort food! Serve in mugs or custard cups, with a dollop of whipped cream.

Provided by Sherbg

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Bread Pudding Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

cooking spray
4 eggs
1 cup white sugar
2 cups milk
5 cups cubed cinnamon swirl bread
1 cup chocolate-covered raisins (such as Raisinets®)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
  • Whisk eggs and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in milk; whisk until well combined. Add bread cubes; stir to moisten. Mix in chocolate-covered raisins. Spoon mixture in the prepared baking pan; let it sit for 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until set, 55 to 60 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 301 calories, Carbohydrate 52.2 g, Cholesterol 98.6 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 133.7 mg, Sugar 45.8 g

CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING



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As my son says, it is like eating French Toast for dessert. :) It is very much like French Toast with a lovely caramel sauce on it. We all like it warm best. Make sure you use a 2-quart dish. Trust me, it will boil over in your stove in a 1 1/2-quart one. Oops! And don't worry, it will fall a little bit as it cools.

Provided by Marg CaymanDesigns

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 slices bread, day-old, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (about 7 cups)
1 cup water, hot
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups milk, warm
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Place bread in greased 2-qt. baking dish.
  • Combine water and brown sugar; pour over bread.
  • Combine remaining ingredients; pour over bread.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Serve warm or cold.

Tips:

  • Use stale or slightly dry bread for the best texture. Fresh bread will make the pudding too soggy.
  • If you don't have time to caramelize the sugar, you can use store-bought caramel sauce.
  • For a richer flavor, use dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
  • Add a pinch of salt to the caramel sauce to balance out the sweetness.
  • Serve the bread pudding warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Conclusion:

Caramelized bread pudding is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its rich, decadent flavor and gooey texture, it's sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give this recipe a try!

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