Virginia Beauty Apple Chocolate Bread Pudding with Ginger Créme Anglaise and Cinnamon Ice Cream - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 2 cups Virginia beauty apples, peeled, cored, and diced
• 2 tablespoon butter
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup sugar
• Pinch of salt
• ½ ounce cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups or approx. 1/3 loaf sourdough bread (I use Billy Bread Bakery), cubed
• 3 ounces dark chocolate squares
• 2 cup whole milk
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• ¾ tablespoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• ½ fresh vanilla bean, scraped
• 3-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• ½ cup sugar