Panettone Bread Pudding with Amaretto Sauce

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Italian Southern Comfort

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
50 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 10 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 50 min
Total:: 1 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

Sauce:

1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Bread Pudding:

1 (1-pound) loaf panettone bread, crusts trimmed, bread cut into 1-inch cubes
8 large eggs
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
2 1/2 cups whole milk
1 1/4 cups sugar

Directions

To make the sauce: Bring the cream, milk, and sugar to a boil in a heavy small saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently. In a small bowl, mix the amaretto and cornstarch to blend and then whisk into the cream mixture. Simmer over medium-low heat until the sauce thickens, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Set aside and keep warm. (The amaretto sauce can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before serving.)

To make the bread pudding: Lightly butter a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Arrange the bread cubes in the prepared dish. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, milk, and sugar to blend. Pour the custard over the bread cubes, and press the bread cubes gently to submerge. Let stand for 30 minutes, occasionally pressing the bread cubes into the custard mixture. (Recipe can be prepared up to this point 2 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Bake until the pudding puffs and is set in the center, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly. Spoon the bread pudding into bowls, drizzle with the warm amaretto sauce, and serve.

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recipe Panettone Bread Pudding with Amaretto Sauce
Melissa Pawtucket, RI 11-27-2009
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Top Notch!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was delicious. I made it for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it. The sauce is really good and adds the perfect flavor... to the pudding.Read more
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Nicole North Logan, UT 11-21-2009
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So Good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This bread pudding is so good. I made it last year for Thanksgiving and took it for dinner to our frined's house. Everyone... loved it. There is a wonderful restaurant in Park City, Utah and they add pine nuts to their fanstatic bread pudding. I did the same and it was excellent. Making it agian this year and I can't wait. Read more
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Amy Lake Orion, MI 11-11-2009
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great flavor, you can't stop eating this.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a staple in my house around Christmas. I have always wondered what to do with the panettone, being Italian, we get... and never have liked eating it plain. In a bread pudding it is nothing but magic. The sauce is the best part! I love this recipe and its very easy to make. The flavors are wonderful! Make it over and over.Read more
recipe Panettone Bread Pudding with Amaretto Sauce
Regina Peabody, MA 10-09-2009
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WOW!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Just made this recipe this morning. It is delicious. I used a panettone that was 26oz (750gm) I was hesitant about using... all of the liquid so I did not use all of it. I followed the directions exactly but I discarded 1 1/2 cups of liquid because I did not want it to come out soupy and I also cut down on the baking time about 7 minutes because i used convection. The results were perfect. Not too eggy, it puffed up beautiful and be sure to leave the crust on because it gives it a beautiful color. Please make the cinnamon sauce, it makes the whole recipe. I drizzeled it over the whole dish the minute it came out of the oven. YOU WON"T BELIEVE HOW DELICIOUS. Good for you Giada-IT'S THE BEST I EVER HAD!!!!Read more
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michelle Port Orange, FL 03-27-2009
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Never Liked Panettone until...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I learned to cook in Italy, love most all things Italian -except- panettone! It's too dry for me, but this bread pudding... makes it wonderfully moist and incredibly flavorful! Plus it's really easy to boot! Brava Giada!Read more
recipe Panettone Bread Pudding with Amaretto Sauce
Rebecca Murrieta, CA 03-15-2009
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Yummy and Easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I never really cared for bread pudding until I tried this recipe. It is now a recipe I use for Christmas and I also am... making it today, just because I bought extra Panettone. The Amaretto sauce is heavenly. Thanks Giada for another great recipeRead more