Charismatic Chocolate Bread Pudding

Description
Received from church pot luck in 1984. The lady who gave it to me said that her grandmother used to make it for her as a child, so it is at least 70 years old and another mainstay at our supper club and family gatherings. Yummy.

Ingredients
Sauce: Topping:
 * 6 slices of day old bread crumbled
 * 4 cups scalded milk
 * ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
 * 1 cup granulated sugar
 * 4 slightly beaten eggs
 * ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
 * ¼ cup dark corn syrup
 * ¼ cup canned evaporated milk
 * 1 cup chocolate chips
 * 4 egg whites
 * ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
 * 8 tablespoons sugar
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

 * 1) Prepare the pudding by putting bread into a buttered baking dish.
 * 2) Blend milk, butter, sugar, eggs, salt, and vanilla until well combined.
 * 3) Pour over bread. Bake at 350 for 45-60 minutes until pudding is done (solid).
 * 4) Make the sauce by melting chocolate chips with corn syrup and evaporated milk.
 * 5) Pour over cooled pudding.
 * 6) Prepare topping by beating egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
 * 7) Pour over warm chocolate, making peaks.
 * 8) Brown at 350 until golden brown peaks form.

Contributed by
Cat's Recipes Y-Group