Smoked Maple Bourbon Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding

Smoked Maple Bourbon Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding

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Cooking Pellet Type

Jim Beam BBQ

Made from Jim Beam Barrels

Made in the USA
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Ingredients

Bread Pudding
  • 1 loaf (1lb) brioche, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 4 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 package hershey's special dark chips
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
Maple Bourbon Glaze
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 Tbsp Jim Beam Bourbon
  • 1 package of white chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Set pellet grill to 275°F
  2. Arrange the brioche cubes in a single layer in an aluminum foil pan and place it on the smoker. Smoke the bread cubes for 20 minutes, stirring them halfway through.
  3. Afterward, soak the cubes in a bowl with the heavy cream for 30 minutes.
  4. Mix the sugar, salt, eggs, butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and nutmeg in a bowl. After mixed, stir in dark chocolate chips.
  5. After the bread has soaked, place the bread cream mixture into the egg mixture and gently mix. Do not overmix.
  6. Butter a 9×12 baking dish or aluminum pan. Fill the pan with the mixture.
  7. Increase the heat of the pellet grill to 350°F. 
  8. Cook the bread pudding until puffed and browned on top and the custard is set. This should be between 45-60 minutes.
  9. While the bread pudding is on the pellet grill, start preparing the maple bourbon glaze. 
  10. Melt the butter in the saucepan. Add Bourbon and cook off the alcohol until the mixture starts to brown.
  11. Add heavy whipping cream and white chocolate chips until chocolate is melted.
  12. Stir in maple syrup.
  13. Serve the bread pudding and drizzle the maple bourbon glaze on top.
  14. Enjoy!
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