Chocolate Cherry Almond Bread Pudding
Ingredients
- oil for greasing dish
- approximately 22 ounce loaf sourdough bread, diced into 1 1/2” pieces
- 2 cup unsweetened almond milk, room temperature
- 2 room temperature eggs
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1/2 cup maple syrup, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 cups pitted frozen
- cherries
- 2/3 cup dark chocolate chips/chunks
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees f and grease a 9x13 baking dish
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together almond milk, eggs, butter, maple syrup, almond extract, salt and cinnamon
Spread bread pieces into your baking dish in an even layer
Pour milk mixture over and press to soak into bread
Evenly spread cherries over the top and press gently into bread
Bake for 45 minutes, then immediately sprinkle on chocolate chips
Allow to sit 10 minutes before enjoying!