Creamy Chocolate and Orange Bread Pudding
- 4 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar plus extra for sprinkling
- 12 ounces orange juice, concentrated thawed
- 3/4 cup bourbon plus 2 1/2 tablespoons
- 6 large egg yolks
- 12 cups bread cubes, day-old
- 1/4 cup butter, unsalted 1/2 stick
- 3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chop into chunks, or use chips
- 1/16 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- Stir in the milk, 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup concentrate and thawed orange juice in a saucepan over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Cool for a few minutes.
- (It's fine if the mixture curdles slightly)
- In a large bowl, add the milk mixture, 2 tablespoons bourbon and the whole eggs and yolks, whisk until well mixed, fold in the bread.
- Cover and chill in the refrigerator until the liquid is absorbed, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
- Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray or grease with butter.
- Gently fold the chocolate chunks or chips into the bread mixture.
- Pour and spread evenly in the baking dish and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake until a wooden stick or tooth pick or a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 113 hours to 1 1/2 hours.
- As the pudding is baking, at the same time make the sauce:
- Add 1/4 cup of butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until melts.
- Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and cook until lightly caramelized, about 6 minutes.
- Stir in the remaining 1 cup concentrated and thawed orange juice, 3/4 cup bourbon and the salt.
- Cook until thick, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Stir in the cream and simmer until the sauce gets thick and coats a spoon, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Once the pudding is done, let cool on a wire rack in the pan for a few minutes.
- Before serving, slice the bread pudding and drizzle with the sauce.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
milk, sugar, orange juice, egg yolks, bread, butter, bittersweet chocolate chop, salt, heavy whipping cream
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/creamy-chocolate-orange-bread-p-52077 (may not work)