Since it’s the day after Halloween, I thought I would share a devilishly delectable dessert with you. Because we’re all needing more sugar in our lives, right?
I’m a sucker for bread pudding. Seriously can’t get enough of the stuff. Especially when there is chocolate involved. My friend Adrianne shared a chocolate bread pudding recipe with me years ago that is mighty fine. (If you click through, PLEASE ignore the awful picture!) What I especially love about this particular recipe is you do not need to cook the pudding in a water bath. Granted, I’m sure a water bath makes for more even cooking, but honestly, this recipe always comes out and saves a pretty annoying step in the process.
I decided to try adapting the recipe using croissants. The first time it was too chocolatey. The second time it was not chocolatey enough. I think now it’s finally just right. Buttery, chocolatey goodness galore.
Cate loved this dessert maybe more than I did. Every day that it was in the fridge the first thing she would say at school pick-up was, “Bread pudding?” {I’m not exaggerating. I think she was thinking about it all day every day!}
Oh, and I decided that the bread pudding needed a little cream anglaise. And boy was I right. The crème anglaise put the darn thing over the edge. I used this recipe from Epicurious. Anna actually skipped the pudding and just had crème anglaise straight up. So funny.
Without further ado…
- - 6 regular-sized croissants, cut into cubes
- - 2 cups whole or 2% milk
- - 3 eggs
- - 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- - ½ teaspoon salt
- - 1½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
- - ½ cup sugar
- - 6 tablespoons butter
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Melt over medium low heat – chocolate chips, sugar, butter. Stir frequently to avoid scorching. (I usually melt the butter first, then toss in the chocolate and sugar when it’s almost all melted.)
- Whisk together milk, eggs, vanilla extract and salt. Add cubed croissants. Stir and let egg soak into the bread a bit. Fold in melted chocolate mixture (don’t over mix, it’s nice to have a bit of marbling.)
Serve with crème anglaise, if desired.

This looks delicious! I’m also a lover of bread pudding, especially chocolate bread pudding.
Love chocolate bread pudding.. perfect any time of year!
Oh my goodness!!!
this looks divine! wow!