Double Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bourbon Whipped Cream

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 croissants, stale and cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 loaf cinnamon raisin bread, stale and cut into 1-inch squares
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 6 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate syrup, such as Hershey's
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 to 6 scrapes fresh nutmeg
• 6 eggs
• 6 tablespoons butter, cold and cut into small cubes
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon Maldon sea salt
• Bourbon Whipped Cream, for serving, recipe follows
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon bourbon
• 1 tablespoon sugar