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Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
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Warm and comforting, this classic dessert is easy to make…and wait’ll you taste the bourbon sauce!
Updated Mar 2, 2010
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Ingredients

Bread Pudding

  • 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

Sauce

  • 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

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    Bake uncovered 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
  • 4
    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.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Garnish each serving with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream and a few cranberries cut in half.
  • tip 2
    For a slightly different chocolate flavor in the sauce, substitute semisweet for the white baking chips.

Nutrition

510 Calories, 23g Total Fat, 8g Protein, 66g Total Carbohydrate, 53g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
510
Calories from Fat
210
Total Fat
23g
36%
Saturated Fat
14g
72%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
120mg
40%
Sodium
230mg
9%
Potassium
280mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
66g
22%
Dietary Fiber
2g
9%
Sugars
53g
Protein
8g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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