Pumpkin Eggnog Bread Pudding with Chocolate Chips
It’s soft and almost custardy, with aromatic cinnamon and nutmeg, and semi-sweet chocolate chips to play off the creamy sweetness.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 559kcal
Ingredients
For the bread pudding:
- Butter for greasing your baking dish
- 14 ounce loaf challah bread cut into 3/4-inch cubes (5 cups’ worth)
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups Hood Pumpkin Eggnog
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the caramel sauce:
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 2.5- or 3-quart baking dish with butter (you can also use a 13x9-inch baking dish).
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, eggnog, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add the sugar and whisk well to combine. Add the bread cubes and stir to coat them in the liquid. Let the bread soak in the eggnog mixture for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring and pushing them down in the liquid occasionally.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the soaked bread mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread it out evenly. Cover with foil and bake for about 40 minutes, until the bread pudding can easily pull-away from the sides of the baking dish and the center is just set (you can insert a toothpick in the center to make sure it comes out clean). Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Let the bread pudding cool for about 15 minutes before serving warm with the caramel sauce.
- Make the caramel sauce: In a small pot, melt the butter with the brown sugar over medium heat. Bring to a gentle simmer, stirring constantly so that the sugar does not burn. Once the sugar and butter are bubbling, reduce the heat to low and slowly pour in the cream, stirring all the while. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes before drizzling over bread pudding. Store leftovers, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, and reheat as you'd like.
Nutrition
Calories: 559kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 186mg | Sodium: 199mg | Potassium: 276mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 958IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 3mg