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Chocolate Chip Cherry Bread Pudding with Maple Cream Sauce

Sheila
This dessert is decadent and oh so easy to pull together.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Dessert
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • 1 7x11" baking dish 9x13 baking dish works as well

Ingredients
  

bread pudding

  • 2 cups half and half
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup chopped dried cherries
  • 1/3 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 10 cups day old bread cut into cubes approximately 1 inch in size usually 1 pound loaf of Italian bread equals 10 cups
  • 1 tbsp softened butter for greasing the dish

maple cream sauce

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup maple syrupq
  • 1/4 cup dark Karo syrup
  • 1/2 tsp maple extract

Instructions
 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, butter an 11×7 inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. assemble bread pudding

  • In a bowl whisk together, half and half, eggs, syrup, sugar, spices, and vanilla until smooth. About 1 minute with whisk.
    Cut or tear bread into small pieces 1/2 inch to 1 inch and place in buttered baking dish.
    Sprinkle dried cherries, and mini chocolate chips over bread cubes, and help them fall down in leaving a few peeking out the top. (Don’t be tempted to add more chips. I’m all about an abundance of chocolate but this amount is really perfect. Trust me.)
    Pour egg mixture over bread, evenly, and pressed bread into the egg mixture with the back of a spatula. Let sit for 10 minutes, allowing bread to soak up egg. Place in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack. Let cool for 30 minutes, before cutting into 8 or 12 pieces.

maple cream sauce

  • Combine ingredients together in a medium-sized sauce pan, place on stove top and turn burner on medium-low to low. Cook, continually stirring for 20 minutes or until sauce as reduced by 1/3 and has thickened enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.

Notes

Note:  Bread pudding can be made a day ahead of time, as well as the maple cream sauce.  Let bread pudding come to room temperature, and warm sauce in the microwave before serving.  Bread pudding and maple cream sauce contain dairy and eggs so make sure to store any leftovers in the refrigerator.
Keyword bread pudding, cherry, chocolate, decadent, dessert, sauce
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