Chocolate and cardamom brioche-and-butter pudding

Name: Chocolate and cardamom brioche-and-butter pudding
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 150 g (5 oz) brioche loaf, cut into 1 cm (½ inch) slices; 5 cardamoms, lightly crushed; 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways; 440 ml (14 fl oz) milk; 100 g (3¼ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped; 45 g (1½ oz) caster sugar; 3 eggs; 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter, softened; caster sugar or icing sugar, for dusting; caster sugar or icing sugar, for dusting

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Puddings

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

A delicious variation on an old favourite, this bread-and-butter pudding is made with rich, yeasty brioche and dark chocolate, and is flavoured with cardamom to give an aromatic twist.

Ingredients

440 ml (14 fl oz) milk
1 vanilla pod, split lengthways

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Slowly bring the milk, vanilla pod and cardamoms to the boil in a pan. Remove from the stove, then set aside for about 30 minutes for the flavours to infuse. Preheat the oven to warm 160°C (315°F/Gas 2-3) and brush a 23