Chocolate Orange Bread Pudding

Dancer^'s Note:

18 one 2-by-2-inch slice per serving.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 18

• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 lb French bread, torn into bite-size pieces
• 3 cups nonfat milk
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• egg substitute, equivalent to 1 egg or 1 large regular egg
• 2 tablespoons orange zest (from about 2 medium oranges)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan with vegetable oil.
3. Put bread pieces in pan, set aside.
4. In a large saucepan, heat milk, sugar and cocoa powder over medium heat until sugar has dissolved and mixture looks like hot chocolate, about 3 minutes, whisking constantly.
5. Whisk in remaining ingredients.
6. Pour over bread and let mixture sit for about 15 minutes, or until bread has absorbed all the liquid.
7. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or until pudding is puffed up in center and a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Serve warm or cold.