Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding With Cinnamon-raisin Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb loaf brioche bread (* with crust, cut into 1-inch cubes) or 1 lb egg bread (* with crust, cut into 1-inch cubes)
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 4 large egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• 3 place bread in large bowl; pour 8 tablespoons melted butter over bread and toss to coat.
• 4 add chocolate chips and toss to combine.
• 5 transfer mixture to prepared dish.
• 6 whisk half and half, 1 cup sugar, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract, and salt in large bowl to blend.
• 7 pour over bread cubes in dish.
• 8 let stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing bread cubes into custard. (can be prepared 1 day ahead. cover and refrigerate.)
• 9 drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter over pudding; sprinkle with brown sugar.
• 10 bake bread pudding until puffed, brown, and set in center, about 1 hour.
• 11 serve warm with cinnamon-rum sauce.
• 12 to make the sauce:.
• 13 melt unsalted butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
• 14 add dark brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and salt and whisk until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbling and smooth, about 6 minutes.
• 15 remove from heat.
• 16 whisk in dark rum and vanilla extract.
• 17 serve warm over the baked bread pudding.
• 18 (cinnamon-rum sauce can be prepared 2 days ahead. cover and refrigerate. rewarm over low heat, whisking occasionally, before serving.)
• 19 *brioche is a golden, light bread made from egg- and butter-enriched yeast dough. it is available at french bakeries and some large supermarkets.
• 20 **cook time does not include letting bread stand 30 minutes before baking.