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Gramercy Tavern Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe
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Gramercy Tavern Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe

Gramercy Tavern's Chocolate Bread Pudding recipe is a rich, decadent dessert combining soft, custardy bread with intense chocolate flavor, baked to perfection and often served warm with a drizzle of sauce or cream. Make our Gramercy Tavern Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Chocolate Bread Pudding will taste just like Gramercy Tavern.
Prep Time45 minutes
Active Time55 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Party Recipe, Sweet
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bread Pudding, Chocolate, Dessert, Gramercy Tavern
Yield: 12 Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Heavy Cream
  • 2 cups Whole Milk divided
  • 1 Vanilla Bean split and scraped
  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar
  • 4 whole Eggs
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • 4 ounces Bittersweet Chocolate chopped
  • 3/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 pound loaf Brioche Bread cut into small cubes, crusts removed
  • Butter to grease cooking pan
  • 2 ounces Milk Chocolate Pieces to bake
  • 2 ounces Bittersweet Chocolate Pieces to bake

Instructions

  • Place cream, 1 cup milk, the split and scraped vanilla bean and sugar in a medium cooking pot.
  • Place over medium high heat and, stirring, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together remaining cup of milk, eggs and egg yolks.
  • Gently melt 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate over barely simmering water.
  • Gradually whisk a small amount, 1 to 2 tablespoons, of the hot cream mixture into the egg mixture.
  • Repeat with another 1 to 2 tablespoons hot cream mixture.
  • Then whisk egg mix into the remaining hot cream mixture.
  • Gradually whisk about 1 cup of this egg/cream mixture into melted chocolate.
  • Finally whisk melted chocolate mixture into remaining hot liquid.
  • Add the vanilla extract. Mix well with the whisk.
  • Place bread cubes in a large bowl.
  • Pour all chocolate liquid over the small bread cubes. Whisk to combine and to break up the bread pieces.
  • Pour mixture into buttered 9 X 13-inch pan.
  • Sprinkle top with remaining milk and bittersweet chocolate pieces.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Place pan in preheated oven and bake for about 45 to 55 minutes until set.
  • Serve warm.

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