White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Ingredient List: 

  • 7 large eggs 
  • 1 qt. half and half 
  • 8 oz. white chocolate, chopped into chunks 
  • 6-8 day old croissants cut into 1-inch cubes 
  • 4 oz. butter (2 melted, 2 cold) 
  • 6 ½ oz. granulated sugar 
  • 1 T vanilla extract 

RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. 
  2. Butter a 9×13” pan using real butter. 
  3. Place cut croissant pieces in the pan, covering the bottom. 
  4. Drizzle 2 oz. of melted butter evenly over the croissant pieces. 
  5. Cook in oven until brown – approximately four minutes. 
  6. Remove from oven. 
  7. Warm 1 quart of half and half—make sure not to boil! 
  8. Pour warm half and half over 4 oz. white chocolate in a bowl.  Whisk until smooth. 
  9. Thoroughly stir 6 1/2 oz. of granulated sugar. 
  10. Add 1 T of vanilla extract. Whisk in eggs. 
  11. Pour the white chocolate mixture over the croissant pieces. 
  12. Allow to soak for 10 minutes. 
  13. Shave the remaining 4 oz. of white chocolate and stir into the mixture. 
  14. Dot top with 2 oz. of cold butter. 
  15. Cover with foil. 
  16. Bake in a bain-marie (double boiler) at 350°F for 1 hour.

Two Optional Sauces

Bailey’s Irish Cream Sauce 

Ingredient List:

  • 8 oz. heavy cream 
  • 2 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream
  • 8 oz. white chocolate, chopped

Recipe Instructions:

  1. Boil 8 oz. of heavy cream.
  2. Pour over chopped white chocolate.  Stir until smooth. 
  3. Stir in 2 oz. of Bailey’s Irish Cream. 

Rum Caramel Sauce 

Ingredient List:

  • 4 oz. granulated sugar 
  • 4 oz. heavy cream at room temperature 
  • 1 T cold butter, cut up 
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract 
  • 1 tsp. white rum

Recipe Instructions:

  1. Cook 4 oz. granulated sugar in a dry pan on the stove over high heat until it begins to brown to a caramel color. 
  2. Add 4 oz. of heavy cream. Stir until smooth. 
  3. Add butter pieces. Stir until smooth. 
  4. Add 1 tsp. vanilla extract and 1 tsp. of white rum. 
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