Best Pumpkin Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipes

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients. Add bread cubes; stir to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat white chocolate and cream. Cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. Cool until thickened, about 10 minutes. Serve sauce warm with warm pudding. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE-PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 14 4-ounce ramekins (single-serving ceramic dishes) or a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish.
• In a blender, process coconut milk, pumpkin, brown sugar, salt and spices until smooth. In a large bowl, toss the bread cubes with the pumpkin mixture and chocolate chips until each bread cube is coated.
• If using ramekins: Evenly sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar into the bottom of each greased ramekin. Fill each ramekin to the top with the mixture and lightly press it down with the back of a spoon. If using a 9-by-13 baking dish: Fill the baking dish with the mixture and lightly press it down with the back of a spoon. Evenly sprinkle about 2 tablespoons brown sugar over the top of the bread pudding. The brown sugar will help the pudding to caramelize on the edges. (Steps 1 through 3 can be done up to three days in advance; store covered in the refrigerator.)
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until top is lightly browned. If using ramekins: Let the pudding cool a few minutes, then carve around the edges with a knife to loosen and unmold. Garnish with powdered sugar if desired and serve warm. If using a 9-by-13 baking dish: Let the pudding cool a few minutes before serving. Cut into portions, then garnish with powdered sugar if desired and serve warm. The pudding can be baked right before serving or earlier that day and then reheated for 8 to 10 more minutes right before serving.

PUMPKIN, WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING W/ WALNUT CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• To make pudding: Whisk half-and-half, eggs, pumpkin, dark brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and vanilla extract in large bowl until well blended.
• Fold in bread cubes.
• Stir in white chocolate chips.
• Transfer mixture to 2 (7-by-11-inch) glass baking dishes.
• Let stand 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake 40 minutes until set.
• To make sauce: Whisk brown sugar and butter in heavy saucepan over medium heat until butter melts.
• Stir in cream slowly, whisking 4 minutes until sugar dissolves and sauce is smooth.
• Add walnuts and stir to combine.
• To serve: Sift confectioners' sugar over bread pudding.
• Serve bread pudding warm with cinnamon ice cream and sauce.

EASY PUMPKIN-CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Place bread cubes in 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Whisk eggs and milk in medium bowl until blended. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Pour evenly over bread; sprinkle with chocolate.
• Bake 30 min. or until center is almost set.
• Microwave caramels and water in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring every 30 sec. Drizzle over bread pudding.

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Day before you want the pudding or early on the same day, preheat the oven to 350*F and butter and flour a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
• Whisk together dry ingredients.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add 3 of the eggs one at a time, then add pumpkin puree and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture. Beat until just blended.
• Melt 4 ounces of the chocolate in the top of a double boiler until smooth.
• Spoon half of the batter into the loaf pan, spoon half of the melted chocolate on top, swirling it into the batter with a skewer. Repeat with remaining batter and chocolate.
• Bake for about 1 hour, or until a metal skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the loaf cool for 15 minutes, then invert onto the rack and turn right side up. Cool completely before proceeding.
• Butter a 9 X 13 inch casserole dish and heat oven to 375*F/180*C.
• Slice the pumpkin loaf into 1/2 inch thick slices, arranging them, overlapping to till the baking dish.
• Beat the 4 remaining eggs and egg yolks together until frothy with an electric mixer on medium speed. Slowly beat in the sugar, beating until thick and lemon coloured. Stir in the pumpkin puree, half and half, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice.
• Carefully ladle the custard mixture over the bread slices in the casserole until the dish is filled to the top. Evenly distribute the the remaining chocolate chunks over top.
• Set the baking dish into a larger baking pan and fill the larger pan with enough hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the casserole.
• Place in the hot oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Protecting your hands with heavy oven mitts, using a large spoon, push the bread down until the still liquid custard rises in the dish. Spoon the custard evenly over the bread slices again. Bake for about 10 minutes more until a skewer inserted in the center comes out barely clean. Let cool on a rack.
• Serve sprinkled with confectioners sugar accompanied with a dollop of whipped cream or creme fraiche.

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Remove crusts from baked bread and cut into cubes.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, half and half, sugar, pumpkin, vanilla, salt and spices. Mix well. Add the bread cubes and chocolate chips and toss gently.
• Pour into a sprayed 8-inch square baking pan. Let sit for 20-30 minutes.
• Sprinkle top with brown sugar and bake at 350°F for 40-45 minutes. Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a prepared baking sheet, place cubed bread and bake for 10-15 minutes until lightly toasted and dry. In a 3-quart slow, cooker, coat ceramic crock with non-stick cooking spray and add toasted cubed bread. In a large bowl, stir together non-dairy milk, pumpkin, brown sugar, bourbon, vanilla, cinnamon, pecans, and chocolate chips and pout over the cubed bread, gently pushing down to coat evenly. Pour into the slow cooker, cover and cook on high for 2 hours. Slightly vet lid with a toothpick and cook for an additional 30-45 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed and bread is puffed up. Remove lid and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm, cold, or at room temperature and drizzle with salted caramel sauce. Top with vegan ice cream.

PUMPKIN-CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 14 4-ounce ramekins (single-serving ceramic dishes) or a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish. 2. In a blender, process coconut milk, pumpkin, brown sugar, salt and spices until smooth. In a large bowl, toss the bread cubes with the pumpkin mixture and chocolate chips until each bread cube is coated. 3. If using ramekins: Evenly sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar into the bottom of each greased ramekin. Fill each ramekin to the top with the mixture and lightly press it down with the back of a spoon. If using a 9-by-13 baking dish: Fill the baking dish with the mixture and lightly press it down with the back of a spoon. Evenly sprinkle about 2 tablespoons brown sugar over the top of the bread pudding. The brown sugar will help the pudding to caramelize on the edges. (Steps 1 through 3 can be done up to three days in advance; store covered in the refrigerator.) 4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until top is lightly browned. If using ramekins: Let the pudding cool a few minutes, then carve around the edges with a knife to loosen and unmold. Garnish with powdered sugar if desired and serve warm. If using a 9-by-13 baking dish: Let the pudding cool a few minutes before serving. Cut into portions, then garnish with powdered sugar if desired and serve warm. The pudding can be baked right before serving or earlier that day and then reheated for 8 to 10 more minutes right before serving. Yield: Serves 14.