Simple Chocolate Bread Pudding

• 5 cups bread broken into small pieces
• ----- Chocolate Custard -----
• 2 cups vanilla soy milk (or regular whole)
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 7 Tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 Tablespoons butter (or omit for non-dairy)
• ----- Meringue -----
• 4 egg whites
• 1 Tablespoon corn starch
• 1/4 cup sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Slowly bring custard ingredients to a boil while whisking to ensure egg yolks combine smoothly.
3. Remove from heat, add bread, mix thoroughly, and set aside to soak while cooling (10 min - longer for bread that is more dense).
4. Whip egg whites into meringue, slowly adding sugar and corn starch until stiff peaks form while bread and custard mixture cools and begins to thicken.
5. Mix in the meringue after the bread has thoroughly soaked up most of the custard as this will result in more fluffy pudding.
6. Place into a baking dish and bake for 30 min at 350 degrees F. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped topping of choice.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/simple-chocolate-bread-pudding-50174356 (may not work)