Crock pot triple chocolate bread pudding is the perfect dessert for chocolate lovers! This chocolate bread pudding is a seriously decadent slow cooker dessert recipe!
Do you love chocolate? If so, then I have just the dessert for you!
This Crock Pot Triple Chocolate Bread Pudding is a rich, chocolate bread pudding that “bakes” entirely in the slow cooker.
This triple chocolate bread pudding is so seriously chocolaty! It’s the kind of dessert that I love – warm and homey and comforting. It couldn’t be simpler to make, and it’s a great way to use up any French bread that’s getting stale.
Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream (or chocolate ice cream if you are a serious chocoholic) for a sweet dessert that is so easy to make!
“This is amazing! Love bread pudding and never considered a chocolate one, but won’t make that mistake again. Love having a dessert ready without the fuss.” – Amy
How to make chocolate bread pudding
Here you’ll find step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe is given below.
Step 1: Begin by greasing your slow cooker insert. I use a nonstick baking spray to lightly grease the insert.
Step 2: Add the bread cubes.
Step 3: Top the bread cubes with the chocolate chips.
Tip >> You can use a mixture of semisweet, milk chocolate, bittersweet, dark chocolate, or even white chocolate chips.
Step 4: Whisk the sugars, cocoa powder, milk, half-and-half, eggs, and vanilla together until combined. It’s ok if it isn’t perfectly smooth, but you don’t want any large lumps of cocoa powder in the mixture.
Step 5: Pour the cocoa/milk mixture over the bread cubes, and gently press the bread into the chocolate milk mixture to cover the bread cubes.
Step 6: Cover the top of the slow cooker with a thin towel.
Tip >> You want the towel to be thin so that it doesn’t interfere with the lid’s seal.
Step 7: Cover with the crock pot lid, and cook!
Recipe Tips!
- Serving suggestions: This bread pudding is not super sweet. It pairs well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.
- Sweeter bread pudding: For sweeter bread pudding, you can increase the sugar in the recipe. You can also use Dutch-processed cocoa powder, and you can use milk chocolate chips for part or all of the chocolate chips in the recipe.
- Bittersweet bread pudding: In order to make a bittersweet bread pudding, you will want to use part or even all bittersweet chocolate chips.
- Reduced-fat bread pudding: If you would like to make the bread pudding with less fat, simply use fat-free half-and-half and fat-free evaporated milk.
Recipe FAQs
Another sturdy bread, like brioche, should work fine in this recipe.
The towel will help to absorb condensation as the bread pudding cooks. This allows the bread pudding to “bake” and helps to keep it from turning soupy.
Storage
Store any leftover bread pudding in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will keep for up to 4 days when properly stored.
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Crock Pot Triple Chocolate Bread Pudding
Equipment
Ingredients
- 9 cups day-old cubed French bread
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup dark or milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 large eggs
- 12 oz can evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Lightly grease a medium (4-5 quart) crock pot.
- Add bread to crock pot.
- Top with chocolate chips.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugars, cocoa powder, eggs, milk, half-and-half, and vanilla. It’s ok if it’s a little lumpy, but you don’t want big piecies of cocoa powder.
- Pour milk mixture over bread, gently pressing bread down as needed.
- Place a thin cotton towel over the top of the slow cooker.
- Cover, and cook on low for about 3-3 1/2 hours.
Notes
- Cocoa powder: Dutch-processed cocoa powder will also work in this recipe.
- Evaporated Milk: Skim, 2%, or full-fat will work.
- Half-and-half: Regular or fat-free will work.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
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Originally published 12/30/15.
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Comments & Reviews
Melanie says
Best pudding ever alright!
And oh so chocolate type.
I used brown grain bread all I had!
Made no difference couldn’t even tell it was made with bread..my go to pudd now..10/10
Kate says
Thank you!
Melanie says
Seriously divine alright..I’m going to have to eat the whole thing myself cos I the only chocolate lover here..
Kate says
Thank you! I’m glad that you liked the bread pudding!