This recipe looks delightful. Someone commented that it was too bitter tasting. Hard to imagine it tasting bitter given the semi sweet chocolate, the powdered cocoa, with the cup of white sugar AND the 3/4 cup of packed brown sugar ! We shall see. Good reason to do taste testing as you are preparing a new dish. I have adjusted many-a-recipe over the many years of cooking--making notes in my version of some thing that has all the good basics of a delicious dessert. Just love Paula Deen's Show !

By Shannon on October 19, 2012

PAULA I LOVE ALL YOUR RECIPES MY FAMILY INJOYS YOUR FOOD THANKS FOR HAVING SOMUCH INSPIRATION

By JESUS JASMIN on November 12, 2011

I have a question. In the recipe it says to "Refrigerate pudding for at least 1 hour or up to 12 hours. Bake the pudding until just set and a knife inserted in the center of the pudding comes out clean, about 1 hour." So I refrigerate the competed pudding for at least one hour and then bake the pudding for about 1 hour. Is this correct? If so, why do I preheat the oven prior to mixing the pudding...seems to me the oven is on for a long time prior to baking the pudding. Thank for in advance for clearning this up. Jeanette Thorp

By Jeanette Thorp on September 12, 2011

This was your best Chocolate Puddin' yet! The first one I made went to a church potluck and they licked the platter clean. I was not thrilled with the addition of almond extract. So for Easter Dinner, I made the Double Fudge Creation and it too was a hit. There was only 1 piece for me to take home with me! Enjoy your show so much! Keep on keeping on!God Bless you Lady! Just wish you lived next door to me. We would have a ball. We owned a bakery-coffee shoppe for years and everything was made from scratch. What I miss most are the customers. They were like family! May God richly Bless you and yours!

By Katie Moe on April 29, 2011

By Katie on April 29, 2011

I love everything from Paula, but this bread pudding was AWFUL! The cocoa powder over powered the entire thing and since it was unsweetened it was very bitter. The bread on the bottom of the pan that didn't get covered in the chocolate sauce was just plain bread. I will not be making this again. I checked my recipe over and over to make sure I had done it right and it was just not good!

By courtney on March 07, 2011

paula deen, you and your son's are the greatest,my husband and I WATCH ALL OF THE COOKING SHOW, ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AFTER CHURCH. LOOVYA LOOVY SO MUCH. RICHARD & NORMA DRAVES FREMONT,OH WE'LL KEEP WATCHING. RATING,I GIVE YOU A BIG 10; GOD BLESS;

By norma.j.draves on February 06, 2011