I really wanted to make something chocolate-y for Thanksgiving, but I had a hard time figuring out what to make. I had thought about a chocolate cake, but that just seemed boring. The day before Thanksgiving, I remembered seeing this recipe from Paula Deen. I looked it over and decided it was perfect. It sounded delicious, with the added bonus that I had all the ingredients on hand. No way was I going back to the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving.
Now, when I say that I had all the ingredients, that is a slight exaggeration. I didn’t have any bread for the bread pudding. But remember my new bread machine? Four little ingredients and a few hours later, I had bread.
My only change to Paula’s recipe was the liqueur. Her recipe uses coffee-flavored liqueur, like Kahlua. I decided (with some encouragement from Quinn) to use Frangelico, which is a hazelnut-flavored liqueur. After discovering it last year, Frangelico has risen to the top of my list of liqueurs.
This is a really simple yet impressive dessert. My only complaint was grating all that chocolate. That was exhausting. Other than that, it was quick and easy. I do think it got a bit lost in the Thanksgiving dessert spread, especially with that cheesecake. I think it would have performed much better on its own. Maybe I’ll just have to make the sacrifice and make it again.
November 26th, 2007 at 1:39 am
Yum! I love all cheesecake…this looks especially good. I too love Frangelico…I find it very underused.
November 26th, 2007 at 3:51 am
i love bread pudding!! the concept on reincarnating old bread is really wonderful….hazelnut flavored liquer blends well with chocolate…such a great idea !!
November 26th, 2007 at 5:57 am
You found a way to combine bread with Frangelico. You’re a genius!
November 26th, 2007 at 11:01 am
That looks great! I love the frangelico idea.
November 26th, 2007 at 11:35 am
wow, this looks totally amazing! will have to try it…
November 26th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Thank goodness, this dessert DID get lost at Thanksgiving. That meant that I got to bring a lot home! This is a wonderful dessert that is good even re-heated a few days later.
November 26th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
God I love chocolate bread pudding!
December 31st, 2007 at 5:42 pm
For those of you (like me) who are a bit skiddish of baking…. Go ahead and make this! I made it for a dinner party prior to Christmas and it turned out great! Now, I will admit that I called Jennifer a couple of times before I started it; but, overall, this is pretty easy to make. I happened to have Kahlua in the pantry instead of Frangelico, so I used that instead. Thanks for your help, Sister!