Name: Chocolate Raisin Bread Pudding
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 1 1/4 hour
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 4 large eggs; 1 cup whole milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 cup half-and-half; 1 cup sugar; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 8 cups 1-inch cubes of bread, cut from 1-lb unsliced white sandwich loaf; 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup golden raisins

"I have never been a great fan of bread pudding, but the chocolate version at Cresheim Cottage Cafe, in Philadelphia, is outstanding," says Dan Ragland of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "The owner (a neighbor, no less!) won't give me the recipe. Maybe you'll have more luck."

Any unsweetened cocoa powder will work well, but for the richest, darkest pudding, use Valrhona. Serve this bread pudding with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.

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