White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Ingredients:

4 -5 rolls or 1 loaf Brioche

11 ounces white chocolate chips

2 ½ cups half & half

2 cups heavy cream

¾ cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

3 large eggs

5 large egg yolks

1 cup dried nectarines, chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 °F.

Spray a 3-qt (9 x 13) baking dish with vegetable or canola spray. 

Cut the brioche loaf into 1 inch cubes. Place in the prepared dish. Add white chocolate and dried nectarines and toss to distribute.

In a bowl, whisk together half & half, cream, sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla until sugar is almost dissolved. Add eggs and mix until combined.  Pour mixture over bread.

Let stand for 10-15 minutes to allow liquid mixture to soak into bread. If mixture is not completely soaked, add more milk. Bake  60-75 minutes, until custard is set and brioche is golden.  Serve hot.