Description
This easy Chocolate Cream Cheese Bread Pudding is the best cozy dessert for brunch gatherings and holiday parties and meanwhile it brings quick comfort with rich chocolate flavor and creamy cheesecake texture. These simple dessert ideas use soft bread cubes and creamy filling for a warm baked treat that feels homemade and satisfying. It is a healthy style comfort dessert option for weekend brunch or potluck tables and it comes together fast with pantry basics.
Ingredients
- 6 cups cubed French bread
- 8 ounces Cream cheese
- 1 cup Semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups Whole milk
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 3/4 cup Granulated sugar
- 4 large Eggs
- 1/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Cut the French bread into uneven cubes and spread them loosely into the baking dish and meanwhile tuck irregular cream cheese chunks between the bread pieces. The bread layers should look casual and slightly crowded with natural spacing and overlap. The cream cheese pieces should sit unevenly between the bread cubes instead of looking perfectly placed and meanwhile the mixture should already look homemade and rustic.
- Whisk the eggs and milk and heavy cream and cocoa powder and sugar and vanilla together until the mixture becomes glossy and dark chocolate brown. The custard should look smooth with tiny bubbles floating across the surface. Pour the chocolate custard over the bread cubes and meanwhile some bread pieces should remain partially exposed while others begin soaking up the liquid unevenly.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips unevenly across the soaked bread surface and meanwhile some chips should sink into the custard while others stay visible on top. The bread cubes should now look darker and softer as the liquid settles into the center. The cream cheese pieces should peek through the chocolate soaked bread and meanwhile the top should appear uneven and naturally rustic.
- Bake the bread pudding until the top becomes puffed and slightly crisp around the edges and meanwhile the chocolate chips melt into glossy pools. The custard should set while still looking soft and creamy in the center. The top should show uneven golden brown patches and melted chocolate streaks with natural cracks and irregular texture throughout the baking dish.
- Scoop a warm portion onto a white plate and meanwhile the inside should reveal soft soaked bread layers and melted chocolate pockets and creamy cream cheese swirls. The serving should look rustic with uneven edges and glossy melted chocolate. The plated portion should appear warm and homemade with soft texture and rich chocolate contrast between the darker custard and pale cream cheese filling.
Notes
Pro Tips:
- Let the bread sit in the custard for several minutes so the center becomes creamy while the edges stay lightly crisp.
- Use full fat cream cheese because it melts into richer creamy pockets throughout the baked pudding texture.
- Scatter the chocolate chips unevenly so every scoop gets different layers of melted chocolate richness.
- Serve the bread pudding slightly warm because the chocolate stays glossy and the custard texture feels softer.
Storage: Store leftover Chocolate Cream Cheese Bread Pudding in an airtight container in the refrigerator and meanwhile keep the pudding covered tightly to maintain moisture. Reheat individual portions gently so the cream cheese filling softens again and meanwhile the chocolate becomes glossy and rich. If the pudding feels slightly firm after chilling and then add a small splash of milk before reheating for softer texture. Freeze cooled portions wrapped tightly and meanwhile thaw overnight in the refrigerator before warming again. The flavor becomes even richer the next day because the chocolate custard continues soaking into the bread layers.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 22g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 125mg