Chocolate-Praline Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Cream

Name: Chocolate-Praline Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Cream
Yield: serves 12
Ingredients: 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup water; 3/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 1/2 cups whole milk; 3 large eggs plus 3 large egg yolks; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; Pinch of kosher salt; 6 cups crustless day-old bread, in 1-inch cubes; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons confectioners’ sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

December 22, 2011

When an occasion calls for an indulgent dessert, Charlie Trotter’s chocolate bread pudding should be on the short list. Chef Trotter makes bread pudding glamorous, enriching it with bittersweet chocolate and topping it with crunchy handmade praline. By any measure, it’s a “wow” dessert.

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