Am I the only one that’s a bit weirded out by bread pudding? To me, bread shouldn’t be soggy. Or in pudding form. However, I was pretty surprised once I tried this. With one bite, I had a new favorite dessert. 
I decided to change up this week’s recipe a bit. Since there was not a drop of bourbon in the house, I decided to go with a little Kahlua. And since everything’s better with chocolate, I added a little cocoa powder, too. But take it from Dorie: when she says that this is best enjoyed at room temperature the same day it’s baked, she means it. I left this in the fridge overnight and she’s right… the texture’s just not the same. It’s still really yummy, but definitely not as lovely as it is once out of the oven.
Sharon from Simply Southern is this week’s hostess. Hop on over to her blog for the recipe and see the other bread puddings by clicking over to the Leave-Your-Link post on the TWD page!
Chocolate Kahlua Bread Pudding (pg. 407)
Adapted from: Baking – From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan
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This looks amazing! So decadent.
Oooh! I love this variation! I didn’t have any bourbon either, but I wish I had used my Kahlua like you did! Looks great!
Chocolate and Kahlua sounds incredible!!! I wish I had added some chocolate to mine!!!
Okay, I won’t lie to you as you won’t trust me ever again, so I will just say…this looks horrible. lol Seriously, bread pudding AND chocolate all in the same post??? How much did you think I could take of this??? lol I’m sure everyone else loves it. I love the recipe before this one! Does that count for anything?
Kayte, I made this one JUST for you! I knew you’d absolutely love it.
your version sounds perfect!
How yummy, two of my favorite things come together, bread pudding and Kahlua, this is going to be wonderful tonight for dessert. Thanks so much.
I think it’s a little weird too, but I love it so I try not to think about it!
Love your substitutions. Looks delicious!
Yum looks soooo good. Kahlua is a very wonderful drink..how nice to put it in your pudding! I love your pictures!
Sounds Yummy. Thank for baking with me.
I LOVE chocolate bread pudding. LOVE. I add some dried cherries that have been soaked in port or orange juice to mine sometimes. The one thing I don’t like is how the centers of the bread pieces never get fully soaked with the chocolate. It frustrates me. Yours looks good!
i could go for chocolate. I have found I just don’t care for bread pudding.
And congrats on your potato win. The chicken looks great. Have you posted that recipe?
Thanks! Yes, I have. And here it is: http://mybakingheart.com/2010/12/30/cilantro-lime-chicken-idaho%C2%AE-potatoes/
Enjoy!
Chocolate improves most anything!
Hi Jessica, Love the way you experimented with this recipe. Kahlua sounds fantastic. Thinking I may try it myself but instead of chocolate in the pudding part, I may put fudge sauce over the top. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love Kahlua and chocolate together, so this sounds amazing. I usually make them into a creme caramel, but I may have to introduce bread into the mix after reading this!
Now that is one fantastic variation of Bread Pudding. I myself love bread pudding and this was no exception. That choco/kahlua looks very tasty.
Ooh, that looks like the perfect size for a “best eaten on day it is baked” recipes like this one. It sounds super tasty. Nice work!
Be still my heart…you had me at Kahlua! Looks so good!
I am so with you – bread definitely shouldn’t be soggy! I haven’t found a bread pudding recipe I like so I sat our this week, but now you have my wondering if maybe I’d have liked this one…
I love using kahlua, especially in tiramisu. I haven’t thought of putting in bread pudding. Sure going give it a try.
Your bread pudding looks amazing! The choc/kahlua combo sounds incredible.
Chocolate, bread, AND Kahlua?! What’s not to love?! It looks wonderful, Jessica.
I never thought of adding Kahlua to bread pudding but what a great idea. Will definitely add some the next time I make it because yours looks wonderful.
I love bread pudding in every, shape, form or fashion except do not like rasins in my bread pudding. This looks yummy!
kahlua–heck yeah! that sounds great!