Individual Croissant Bread Puddings with Dried Cherries, Bittersweet Chocolate, and Toasted Pecans

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons bittersweet chocolate
• 3 day-old croissants
• ¼ cup dried cherries
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 4 large egg yolks
• 1 vanilla bean
• 2 cups heavy cream
• + 3 more ingredients
• • Canola oil
  • ¼ cup pecans
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Preheat to the oven to broil. Put the cherries in a small bowl, cover with boiling water, and let sit for 20 minutes, then drain. Spread the pecans out in a pie tin, place on the middle rack of the oven, and carefully watch for 1 to 2 minutes or until the nuts are golden. Cool, then chop. Preheat...

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