Chew: Michael Symon's Pumpkin Chocolate Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

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Ingredients

  • FOR THE BREAD PUDDING:
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 cup Canned Pumpkin
  • 3/4 cup Whole Milk
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 3 Large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 6 cups Crusty bread or day-old bread cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 cup Toasted Pecans
  • 1 Unsalted butter stick melted
  • 1 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
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  • FOR THE SABAYON:
  • 4 Egg yolks
  • 4 tablespoon Sugar
  • 3 ounces Bourbon
  • 2 cup Heavy Cream

Preparation

Step 1

FOR THE BREAD PUDDING:
Preheat oven to 325°F with rack in middle.

Combine the cream, pumpkin, milk, sugar, eggs, salt, and spices in a bowl.

Toss bread cubes and pecans with butter in another bowl. Fold in the chocolate then add pumpkin mixture and toss to coat.

Transfer to an 9-inch square baking dish and bake until custard is set, about 45 minutes.

Serve with Bourbon sabayon and ice cream.

FOR THE BOURBON SABAYON:
Whisk together the yolks, sugar, and bourbon over a double boiler until mixture coats the back of a spoon.

Remove from heat and allow to cool.

In a separate mixing bowl whisk the heavy cream until it becomes like and fluffy, like whipped cream. Fold the bourbon mixture into the whipped cream.

Keep cool until ready to use