which makes putting together a delicious bread pudding that much easier. Vanilla and chocolate are classics, but salted caramel, cookies and cream, butter pecan, and coffee are all great choices.

That's good news for chocoholics -- because even a bread pudding purist may feel ... the caramelized milk solids (it's also the slept on coffee addition you've been needing).

Croissants, not a plain loaf, make the ideal bread pudding. Add chocolate, and it's a dream dessert—or breakfast for a special occasion.