Chocolate Butter Pecan Bread Pudding

Enjoy the comforting and rich chocolate and butter pecan flavors in this luscious bread pudding recipe. The addition of a smooth glaze made with cream cheese elevates this dessert to a completely new culinary height. Ideal for giving in to your sweet tooth!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of day-old bread cubes
• 1/2 cup of butter, melted
• 1/2 cup of pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 cup of heavy cream
• 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 350F 175C

In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted butter and bread cubes

Toss to coat the bread cubes evenly

Sprinkle the chopped pecans and semi-sweet chocolate chips over the bread mixture and gently mix them in

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy cream, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt

Pour the egg mixture over the bread mixture, making sure all the bread cubes are soaked

Transfer the mixture to a greased baking dish

Bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until the pudding is set and the top is golden brown

While the bread pudding is baking, prepare the cream cheese glaze by mixing 4 oz of softened cream cheese with 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and 1 tsp of vanilla extract until smooth

Once the pudding is done, remove it from the oven and let it cool slightly

Drizzle the cream cheese glaze over the warm bread pudding

Serve the chocolate butter pecan bread pudding warm and enjoy!