Chocolate Bread Pudding

 I found this recipe in the BYU magazine.  It's from a cafe in Nauvoo.

Ingredients:

3 1/2 c whipping cream

1 c sugar

1/2 c milk

2 c semisweet chocolate chips

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

8 c old French bread cut into 1 inch cubes

White Chocolate Sauce:

1 1/2 c heavy cream

2 c white chocolate chips

Method:

Preheat oven tot 325 degrees F. Bring cream, sugar, and milk tot simmer in a saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves; remove from heat.  Add chocolate chips and whisk until melted and smooth.  Whisk eggs and vanilla in a large bowl to blend.  Gradually whisk in hot chocolate mixture. Cool resulting custard for 10 minutes, stirring often.  Add bread cubes to custard and toss to coat.  Transfer to a 9x13 greased baking dish.  Bake until custard thickens and center is just set 40 minutes.  Serve warm with white chocolate sauce. 

Sauce: Heat cream in a saucepan until bubbles form around edge of pan, but not to boiling. Remove from heat, whisk in white chocolate chips, and stir until melted and smooth.  Makes 14 servings.