Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe

• 1 tsp unsalted butter
• 4 lrg Large eggs
• 1 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp grnd cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 c. semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1/4 c. Grand Marnier or possibly other orange flavored liquer
• 2 c. half-and-half
• 8 slc day-old white bread, crusts removed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 4 c.)
• 2 c. semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 quart heavy cream
• 1/4 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp grnd cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

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