5.0 from 39 votes
Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding
It’s not the holiday season without some decadent breakfast, am I right? How about this Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding with a homemade Caramel Sauce drizzle for your Christmas morning breakfast?
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 910 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound brioche bread cut into 1-inch cubes
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 ½ cups half and half
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
Caramel Sauce Recipe:
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup half-and-half
- 4 tablespoons butter
- Pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Butter 13x9 -inch baking dish. Place bread in large bowl; pour 8 tablespoons melted butter over bread and toss to coat. Add chocolate chips and toss to combine. Transfer mixture to the prepared dish.
- Whisk half and half, 1 cup sugar, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract, and salt in large bowl to blend. Pour over bread cubes in dish. Let stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing bread cubes into liquid. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter over pudding; sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake bread pudding until golden brown, and set in center, about 1 hour. Serve warm with Caramel Sauce.
Cup of Yum
To make the caramel sauce:
- Mix the brown sugar, half-and-half, butter and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook while whisking gently for 5 to 7 minutes, until it gets thicker. Add the vanilla and cook another minute to thicken further. Turn off the heat, cool slightly and pour the sauce into a jar. Refrigerate until cold and use as needed.
Notes
- This is so decadent you can use it as a dessert. But when holiday season is here, no one will complain about a rich breakfast either!
Nutrition Information
Calories
910kcal
(46%)
Carbohydrates
91g
(30%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
54g
(83%)
Saturated Fat
31g
(155%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
378mg
(126%)
Sodium
396mg
(17%)
Potassium
357mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
67g
(134%)
Vitamin A
1617IU
(32%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
197mg
(20%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 910
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 910kcal | 46% |
| Carbohydrates | 91g | 30% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 54g | 83% |
| Saturated Fat | 31g | 155% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 378mg | 126% |
| Sodium | 396mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 357mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 67g | 134% |
| Vitamin A | 1617IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 197mg | 20% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.