Tuesday, April 21, 2009

TWD - Four Star Chocolate Bread Pudding

I've always thought of bread pudding as one of the most perfect of comfort foods but I'd never have thought to pair it with chocolate. It's usually cinnamon, raisins, cranberries, pecans and such for me. But thanks to Lauren of Upper East Side Chronicle (A Baking Blog), and Dorie, of course, I now know the joys of Chocolate Bread Pudding.

As I usually do for bread pudding, I didn't just use stale bread, I used stale cinnamon rolls from this little coffee shop we go to sometimes. The hint of cinnamon went really well with the chocolate, it gave it even more depth. And the richness of the cinnamon rolls made this even more sinful than it already was! Just as last week's Chocolate Amaretti Torte though, this recipe is for the serious chocolate lover. I paired it with a light fruit salad, for color and contrast.

I'm sure all the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers have many surprises in store for us this week in the way of fantastic bread pudding variations. So with that, please check out Lauren's blog for the Chocolate Bread Pudding recipe and may you all have a fabulously chocolaty day!


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25 comments:

Joy said...

Your bread pudding looks beautiful!

Isabelle Lambert said...

tous ces fruits devaient parfaitement matcher avec le chocolat !
Superbe Lynne :)

vibi said...

Eille! Moi qui pensais que je poussais la note avec mon sirop d'érable ET ma crème sur le dessus du pouding! LOL LOL ...tu y'es pas allée avec le dos de la cuillère! ...Tu fait de la dure compétition à Cora avec toute cette belle montagne de fruits!

Super esthétique, LyB!

chocolatechic said...

Cinnamon rolls?

Oh...wow!

Rebecca said...

Stale cinnamon rolls? SHUT UP! That's inspired. And, of course, I love that mountain of fresh fruit. You really turned this recipe on its ear.

Amanda said...

Beautiful with the fruit! I am more of a vanilla custard bread pudding person, but I really liked the chocolate version too. It was great paired with chocolate sauce or cream anglaise!

Rachelle S said...

I love the idea of using 0cin0namon0 rolls!
(oo0ps0, little one is helping lol)

Looks beautiful!

Ginny said...

The bread pudding looks amazing! I love the berries! :)

Anonymous said...

This is definately 4 Star Bread Pudding. The pictures alone deserve 4 stars. Beautiful. Cinnamon rolls. YUM

Peggy said...

Oh how fabulous that looks with the fruit on top! I wish I had thought to do that. We loved this.

Manggy said...

You used stale cinnamon rolls?! That is one doubly decadent dessert!! Awesome :)

Heather said...

The fruit you paired it with makes it look so beautiful!

AmyRuth said...

I love the colorful fruit paired with your beautiful CBP. I love bright colors. mmmmm Anyway the cinnamon is so in keeping with my tastebuds too.
Great job..... it's really Sassy Bread Pudding. :-)
AmyRuth

Welcome to our crazy blessed life said...

What a great variation on this recipe! Looks beautiful!

Engineer Baker said...

Cinnamon rolls? Oh be still my heart... Love the chocolate / cinnamon combo.

Anonymous said...

cinnamon rolls sound wonderful. I love the way you plated your bread pudding with the fruit. It looks fantastic!

Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer said...

Bread pudding is my downfall that is why I can only have it a couple times a year!! This looks so incredible!!

Carol Peterman/TableFare said...

So this is how to make bread pudding gorgeous! Wow, the fruit on top is beautiful and I bet it is a delicious combination.

Unknown said...

Your bread pudding looks so pretty! Mine was nowhere near as photogenic :) Nice job!

Cathy said...

You added at least two more stars to this by using cinnamon rolls in, and all that fresh fruit on, this bread pudding! It looks so beautiful!

grace said...

hold the phone--you had cinnamon rolls that went stale before you could eat them? that's never happened in my home. :)
awesome job, lyb, and stunning presentation!

TeaLady said...

Fantastic. Love the star fruit. And using cinnamon rolls!! Genius!!!

Jules Someone said...

That looks just amazing! Cinnamon rolls and fruit? Mmmmmm.

Tammy said...

Gorgeous! My bread pudding didn't turn out nearly as appetizing. Love the idea of cinnamon rolls.

Cookie baker Lynn said...

Bread pudding from stale cinnamon rolls sounds over the top decadent!