chocolate pecan bread pudding

Ingredients For chocolate pecan bread pudding

• CUSTARD:
• 3/4 c

  whole milk
• 1 1/2 c

  heavy whipping cream
• 1 tsp

  pure vanilla extract
• 3/4 c

  sugar
• 1

  egg
• 5

  egg yolks
• BREAD PUDDING:
• 6 slice

  of toasted thick cut white bread
• 1

  full amount of custard
• 2/3 c

  chocolate sauce
• 3/4 c

  caramelized pecans
• CHOCOLATE SAUCE:
• 6 oz

  fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 3 Tbsp

  water
• 1/4 c

  heavy cream
• 3 Tbsp

  sugar
• CARAMEL PECANS:
• 1 c

  pecans
• 1/2 c

  sugar
• 1 1/2 Tbsp

  butter
• 2 Tbsp

  water
• pinch

  of salt