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Wedges of white chocolate bread pudding with fruit.
Lisa Keys

White Chocolate Bread Pudding

5 from 1 vote
White chocolate bread pudding that's both comforting and refined. The silken tofu imparts a velvety texture that melts in your mouth.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 467

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup silken tofu
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups half n’ half
  • 6 ounces white chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 8 stale hotdog buns separated into halves
  • 1 pint melted vanilla ice cream optional sauce

Equipment

  • 1 blender

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 325F. Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line it with parchment paper leaving some overhang.
  2. In a blender, combine tofu, eggs, vanilla and salt, blend until smooth.
  3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat half ‘n half, white chocolate and sugar, stirring, until the chocolate is melted. Transfer the hot white chocolate mixture to a large measuring cup. With the blender on low, slowly pour the white chocolate mixture into the blender, mix well making a custard.
  4. Place a single layer of hotdog roll halves over the bottom of the baking dish.
  5. Pour some custard over the top and let it soak in for a minute. Add another layer of rolls and more custard. Repeat layers until rolls are 1-inch from top edge of the baking dish. Pour any remaining custard over the top.
  6. Gently press bread down to insure it is soaked.
  7. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. After the 1 hour of baking time remove the aluminum foil from bread pudding and bake for 15 to 30 minutes or until topping is golden and pudding is set.
  8. Let pudding set for 10 minutes before loosening from sides of the pan and using parchment overhang to lift out.
  9. Slice and serve warm on a puddle of melted ice cream. Top with fruit, if desired.

Notes

If the rolls are soft and not dry then toast them for a few minutes on a baking sheet in a 350F. oven. You will have half of a hotdog bun leftover. Turn it into breadcrumbs.
Pudding can be baked a few days in advance and chilled in the pan. To serve warm, cut into serving pieces and toast both sides in melted butter either in a skillet or in the oven until warmed through. 
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