Panettone Bread Pudding
What do you do with store bought panettone you were given as a hostess gift for the holidays? Cube it up and make bread pudding! Panettone is a tall, Italian yeast bread "cake" that resembles sweet and soft sourdough bread with raisins and dried citrus fruit.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 354kcal
Ingredients
- 1 2-lb 3.2-oz panettone cake, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 16 cups)
- 3 1/2 cups whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 11/2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup melted butter divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚.
- Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-inch baking dish; pour milk over bread and let stand 10 minutes, turning once to soak up milk.
- Whisk together eggs, sugar, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Pour the egg mixture over the soaked bread and gently turn cubes from bottom of dish to the top with a fork or tongs. Don’t stir vigorously or the bread will fall apart.
- Stir together remaining butter and honey with a fork or whisk and drizzle over the bread pudding mixture. Bake for 40 minutes or until center is set and outside edges are bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Shortcut/Tip: During Christmas and New Years, this tall “cake in a box” can be purchased in department stores, upscale supermarkets, and World food markets. The day after Christmas, these pricey cakes are marked down 50% but because they are wrapped in plastic inside that red box with a ribbon handle, they are still yummy and begging to be put in bread pudding.
Nutrition
Serving: 1twelfth | Calories: 354kcal