White Chocolate Blueberry Bread Pudding

Submitted by nonnie4sj

"The combination of two of my favorite breakfast items!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 7 cups day old bread
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups milk
• 4 ounces butter
• 12 ounces white chocolate chips
• 3⁄4 - 1 cup dried blueberries (I found these at an upscale grocery store)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
• 1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

directions

1. Heat oven up to 350°F.
2. Cut bread into cubes.
3. In a saucepan, heat the milk, and butter but do
4. NOT boil.
5. Add chocolate chips, and stir until melted.
6. To this, add the vanilla, beaten eggs and sugar.
7. Add the baking powder and blend until smooth.
8. In an greased ovenproof casserole dish, layer the cubes of bread and pour the cooled liquid on top.
9. Let soak for 15 minutes.
10. Mix in dried blueberries, nutmeg and cinnamon.
11. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Reviews

[Muffin Goddess]

Oh, this was fabulous! I used a mix of potato and white hot dog buns, because I was tired of them falling on my head every time I opened the bread cabinet (just happened to have 7 cups plus 3 buns extra, which went back into the cabinet). I didn't have any white chocolate chips on hand, but I did have a hunk of Callebaut white chocolate in the pantry, so I went upscale and chopped 12 oz of that. Kinda made me giggle, too -- hot dog buns and gourmet white chocolate, go figure! Tasted great, though! I added the full amount of the spices because I never think cinnamon and nutmeg are optional lol! My finished pudding was a bit squishy in the center, but I think that's just because I used such soft bread. I tried a piece while still warm from the oven (good, but really squishy), then cold the next day (chewy), then slightly warmed the next day. They all tasted good, but I think my favorite was the next day, slightly warmed. I enjoyed the dried blueberries more than I was expecting, too(I used the full 1 cup). I thought they would be kinda hard in the soft pudding, but they were nice and slightly chewy. My only complaint is that the berries weren't as well-distributed as I would've liked, but that might not have been an issue if I had used sturdier bread. I would definitely make this again. Thanks for posting! Made for PAC Spring 09

 

[dasj4]

while i was cutting the bread,my 19 son asked what is that i told him bread pudding he laughed never has had it. After it was done he said cant wait till i make more VERY yummy