Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup challah bread, cut into 1/2 in. cubes (no crust)
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 oz. dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
• Optional: 2 tbsp. whipped cream

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay bread chunks in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake about 5 minutes. Remove.
2. Whisk together milk, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and egg in a medium bowl.
3. Add bread and toss it gently to coat.
4. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes, up to 4 hours. The bread will have soaked up the mixture:
5. Coat two 6 oz. ramekins with cooking spray.
6. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
7. Divide half of bread mixture evenly between the ramekins. Sprinkle evenly with half the chocolate.
8. Top each ramekin evenly with the rest of the bread mixture, then the rest of the chocolate.
9. Place ramekins in an 8 x 8 square baking pan and fill with 1 in. of hot water.
10. Bake 35 minutes, until set. Serve warm.
11. Optional:top with 1 tbsp. whipped cream.