Black Forest Panettone Pudding
My chocolate-cherry bread pudding uses Panettone, the holiday bread people often receive but aren't sure how to use. I make a glorious sauce for it using ice cream. —Devon Delaney, Westport, Connecticut
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1-1/2 cups half-and-half cream
- 1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 6 cups cubed panettone bread (2-inch cubes, about 12 ounces)
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup sliced fresh or frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, thawed
- 1 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- VANILLA BUTTER SAUCE:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup vanilla bean ice cream
