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Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 2, 2010
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Warm and comforting, this classic dessert is easy to make…and wait’ll you taste the bourbon sauce!

Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Bread Pudding

  • 8 oz day old French bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (5 to 6 cups)
  • 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 3 cups half-and-half

Sauce

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup white vanilla baking chips
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place bread and cranberries in baking dish; toss to mix.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, with wire whisk, beat eggs, brown sugar, cocoa and half-and-half until well blended. Pour over bread mixture. Stir mixture gently with large spoon to coat bread with liquid. Let stand 10 minutes. Stir mixture.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake uncovered 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Step 
    4
    In 1-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar, butter, baking chips and whipping cream. Cook over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened and smooth. Remove from heat; stir in bourbon (sauce will be thin). Serve sauce over warm bread pudding.

Nutrition

510 Calories
23g Total Fat
8g Protein
66g Total Carbohydrate
53g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
510
Calories from Fat
210
Total Fat
23g
36%
Saturated Fat
14g
72%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
120mg
40%
Sodium
230mg
9%
Potassium
280mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
66g
22%
Dietary Fiber
2g
9%
Sugars
53g
Protein
8g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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