Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Swirl Bread Pudding

I discovered this deliciousness from Deanna's Corner Cooking last week & knew I had to make it this weekend. In fact, they were the inspiration for a little after dinner dessert gathering at my house Saturday evening. Here's the recipe plus a few pictures.

1 lb loaf Cinnamon Swirl Bread, cut into 1 inch cubes

(I used Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread & will next time as well)

½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips

1 1/3 cups 1% lowfat milk

3 large eggs

½ cup sugar

2 tblspns packed brown sugar

Pinch of salt

½ cup powdered sugar

2 1/2 tblspns 1% lowfat milk

1 tblspns pure maple syrup

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Preheat oven to 350F. Place bread cubes & chocolate chips into a large mixing bowl. In a medium bowl whisk the milk, eggs, sugar, brown sugar & salt. Pour over bread cubes. Stir to combine. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray & spoon bread pudding mixture evenly into muffin tins. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from center of pudding. Remove & let cool for 10 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack. In a medium bowl whisk together powdered sugar, milk & syrup until well combined. Drizzle over bread pudding & serve warm.

And just for giggles, I had to post this picture especially since someone asked me what my shoe size was (5) after they saw the pic of my closet. BF Tam came over with her girls Tiffy & Tori. Tori is 7 years old & was sporting her Hanna Montana shoes. This is us exchanging shoes. And they fit!!!!!!!

My feet are with the painted toenails.......