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white chocolate bread pudding

(7 ratings)
Recipe by
Debbie Thurmond
Shreveport, LA

Although, there are never any leftovers with this dessert, it is wonderful when served warm or cold. I use extra white Chocolate to dip fresh strawberries and serve my bread pudding with a dipped strawberry on the side. It makes this simple dessert look quite elegant.

(7 ratings)
yield 10 -12
prep time 30 Min
cook time 45 Min

Ingredients For white chocolate bread pudding

  • BREAD PUDDING:
  • 1 loaf
    french or italian bread
  • 4 large
    eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 stick
    butter, melted
  • 4 c
    half and half, or heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 - 1 c
    chopped pecans (optional)
  • WHITE CHOCOLATE SAUCE:
  • 1 box
    white chocolate baking chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 1 stick
    butter, sliced into pieces
  • 1 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 4-6 tsp
    water

How To Make white chocolate bread pudding

  • 1
    Tear the bread into small pieces into a large bowl. Cover with paper towel or dish towel and allow to sit for 8-12 hours ahead of time (or overnight) to dry out.
  • 2
    For the Bread Pudding, preheat the oven to 350F.
  • 3
    In a medium bowl, mix lightly beaten eggs, sugar, half and half or cream, ground cinnamon and vanilla. Beat slowly until smooth.
  • 4
    Melt butter in the microwave and beat it slowly into the sugar mixture.Pour this mixture over the bread pieces and stir gently to coat all the bread pieces.
  • 5
    Pour mixture into a lightly greased 9 x 13 pan and press down gently to get rid of air pockets.
  • 6
    Bake for 45 minutes at 350F or until lightly golden. Do not overbake.
  • 7
    For the White Chocolate Sauce, do NOT make the chocolate sauce until the bread pudding is out of the oven because it will get too hard.
  • 8
    Put chocolate pieces and butter pieces into a microwave safe bowl and microwave until melted, stirring every 30 seconds until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
  • 9
    Gradually add the confectioner’s sugar and beat until smooth.
  • 10
    Add water a bit at a time until the chocolate mixture is smooth and easy to pour.
  • 11
    Pour the chocolate sauce evenly over the top of the baked bread pudding.

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