Chocolate Bread Pudding w/ Chocolate Bourbon Sauce
1 loaf French bread, torn into pieces2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
4 large eggs
1 cup hot water
2 tbs.'s butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Place bread pieces in a large bowl. In heavy saucepan over low heat, add the chocolate chips and stir until melted.
Whisk together the milk, eggs, water, pecans, and melted chocolate chips. Pour over bread and mix well.
Let stand for 2 minutes and spoon bread into a buttered 13x9 inch baking dish. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes. Serve with Chocolate Bourbon Glaze. (recipe below) Enjoy!
Chocolate Bourbon Glaze
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 cup chocolate chips
1 tbs. bourbon
In small saucepan, bring the whipping cream to a boil over medium high heat. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips and bourbon and stir until melted.
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Chocolate- Cherry Martini
1 cup ice cubes
1/2 ounce cherry brandy
1 ounce creme de cocoa
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce chocolate liquor
1 tbs. chocolate syrup
4 ounces half and half
1/2 tsp. maraschino cherry juice
maraschino cherries
Pour chocolate syrup into bottom of a cocktail glass. Place ice cubes in a shaker and add all ingredients, except cherries, and shake until blended. Strain and pour into a cocktail glass, stir once, and garnish with cherries. Cest bon, cher! Cheers!
I'll be sharing these at ~
Full Plate Thursday @ Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Creative Bloggers Party and Hop @ Homemaker on a Dime
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A Cajun Slow Song
People often ask me if Cajuns ever dance slow, so here's a little song played by Joel Sonnier and the Jambalaya Cajun Band that is about as slow as it gets in Cajun country. Dedicated to my one and only love, this one's for you, cher!
Merci beaucoup for stopping by, ya'll!




