Chocolate Raisin Bread Pudding

Presentation of bread pudding when baked in a loaf pan is much more appetizing than the usual bread pudding blob!

Ingredients:
4 cups stale bread, cubed
2 cups milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsps cocoa powder
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup raisins

I keep a bag in the freezer to collect bread crusts, heels and stale pieces (any kind of bread) until I've accumulated enough for a bread pudding. Then I'm ready to cut it in chunks.

Place half the cubed bread in a greased 9 X 5" loaf pan followed by half the chocolate chips and raisins. Add the remaining bread, then the remaining chips and raisins.

Mix the milk, sugars, cocoa, eggs and vanilla together, then whisk in the melted butter. 

Ladle this mixture into the loaf pan slowly letting it seep down in between the bread. Let it sit 15 minutes. (Sorry for the blurry picture)

Cover with foil and bake on a cookie sheet (because it's pretty full!) at 375 F for 50 minutes.

Remove the foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.

Once cooled it slices perfectly!

No need for pudding sauce as it is sweet enough on it's own.