Ingredients

• bread - 10 slices
• eggs - 3
• milk - 2.5 cup
• cocoa - 3 tbsp
• butter - 1/2 cup
• sugar - 2/3 cup
• raisins - 2 tbsp
• glazed cherries - 2 tbsp, chopped
• dates - 2 tbsp, chopped
• almond or cashew nuts - 1/2 cup, chopped
• grated nutmeg - 1/2 tsp
• cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp
• vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp

How to Make Chocolate Bread Pudding

• Trim away the crust of bread slices and cut them into 5 cm cubes.
• Place them in a greased wide, shallow baking dish.
• Sprinkle chopped fruits and nuts on top.
• Heat 1.5 cup milk with butter and mix cocoa with it.
• Add it to the rest of the milk.
• Dissolve sugar in it.
• Add lightly beaten eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.
• Mix well and pour over the bread.
• Bake in oven (170 degrees centigrade) till set (about 35-40 minutes).
• Serve warm or cold (If serving cold, top with some lightly whipped cream).