Bread pudding is a bread-based dessert popular in many cuisines, including England, Belgium, Peru, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, Louisiana, and the Southern United States.
This version with chocolate, hazelnuts, and peanut butter is inspired by Matty Matheson, the actor from the popular series The Bear.
Matheson is a real chef from Canada and has created an online recipe book that can be downloaded for free at this link, titled: “Cookin’ Somethin’ for College” meant to accompany his YouTube series Cookin’ Somethin’, showing how to prepare some of the dishes from the book, including: Sweet Nutella & Peanut Butter Bread Pudding (see video below).
A volume of 12 simple and very “American style” recipes aimed at college students.
On the blog, you will find another bread pudding recipe and a collection of recipes from the TV series “The Bear”:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6 people
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups sweetened cream
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 1 jar vanilla
- to taste ground cinnamon
- to taste ground cardamom
- to taste ground ginger
- 11.5 oz loaf of bread
- 5.6 oz dark chocolate
- 1.25 oz hazelnuts
- 4 tablespoons peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons milk
Tools
- 1 Baking dish ceramic 12×8
Steps
Melt the chocolate with 3 tablespoons of milk along with the hazelnuts.
Mix the cream with the eggs, add the brandy, vanilla, and spices.
In a 12×8 ceramic dish, create layers with:
cubed bread + cream mixture (press well) + 2 tablespoons of peanut butter + chocolate with hazelnuts + cream mixture + bread + cream mixture + 2 tablespoons of peanut butter + chocolate with hazelnuts.
Bake covered with aluminum foil in the oven at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Matty Matheson is also the author of two cookbooks, Matty Matheson: A Cookbook and Home Style Cookery, which made it to the New York Times bestseller list.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
What is bread pudding called in other countries?
In Spanish, this dish is called migas and is very similar to the Mexican dish called capirotada.
Bread and butter pudding is a traditional bread pudding from British cuisine.
Slices of buttered bread sprinkled with raisins are layered in a baking dish, covered with a custard mixture seasoned with nutmeg, vanilla, or other spices, then baked.
