Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

• 3 cups firm white bread, cubes
• 12 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 large eggs
• 13 cup sugar
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 12 cup heavy cream
• vanilla ice cream
• chocolate syrup

1. Generously butter a 2-quart baking dish or casserole.
2. Combine bread and chocolate chips in the buttered dish.
3. Whisk together eggs, sugar and salt in a medium bowl.
4. Gradually whisk in milk and cream.
5. Drizzle over bread cube mixture; wrap tightly and refrigerate until ready to bake, several hours or overnight.
6. At least 1 1/2 hours before serving, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Uncover baking dish and place on rimmed baking sheet.
8. Bake pudding until golden brown and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
9. Set aside to cool slightly before serving.
10. To serve, divide pudding among 6 bowls.
11. Top with ice cream and drizzle with chocolate syrup.

firm white bread, semisweet chocolate chips, eggs, sugar, salt, milk, heavy cream, vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-bread-pudding-26726 (may not work)