Eggnog-Panettone Bread Pudding

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Rachael Ray's Holiday Entertaining in 60

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (68)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

1 loaf panettone, available in Italian specialty stores, cut in half (enough for about 5 cups, diced)
3 whole eggs
3 egg yolks
3/4 cups sugar
2 cups half-and-half
1/4 cup rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Vegetable cooking spray

Optional accompaniments:

Vanilla ice cream
Whipped cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.

Place a tea-kettle of water on to boil for a water bath. With a serrated knife, remove the side crusts from the half piece of the panettone. Cut into 3/4 to 1-inch dice. You should have 5 cups. Reserve the cubed panettone in a large mixing bowl.

For the eggnog custard, in another bowl thoroughly whisk together the eggs, yolks, sugar, half and half, rum, vanilla extract, and a healthy grating of fresh nutmeg. Pour this over the bread cubes.

Spray a 12 hole muffin tin with vegetable cooking spray. Ladle the bread/eggnog mixture gently and evenly into the muffin tins. The big cubes sticking up look nice. Place the filled muffin tin in a tall sided cookie sheet or roasting pan. Transfer to the preheated oven and carefully pour the hot water from kettle onto sheet pan, creating a water bath for the muffin tin to sit in.

Bake 15 to 20 minutes until the tops are nicely browned, and a toothpick comes clean from the center.

Bread pudding may be served warm or cold. Vanilla Ice cream or whipped cream would be great accompaniments.

Alternately place the muffin tin in a roasting pan on the stove. Pour in up to 1-inch of boiling water. Cover and cook over medium-high heat for 15 to 20 minutes. The puddings will puff and a toothpick will come out clean from the center. The tops won't brown with this method. Perhaps a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar at serving time would be nice.

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JOANNE BRADENTON, FL 01-02-2010
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rum too strong for us
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

thought I would love this combo---but another recipe I have for Pannetone Bread pudding with amaretto sauce wins out over... this. The rum flavor was just too strong--cutting it back would make it better for my tastes. I did like the quickness, however, and handiness of using cupcake tins.Read more
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Charlene Athol, MA 01-01-2010
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Excellent!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used store bought eggnog. As another reviewer said, you can choose to use the cinnamon flavored eggnog, but I didn't have... that on hand. I used 2 1/4 cups of store bought eggnog, 1/2 cup of Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum to which I added cinnamon and nutmeg. I used a small loaf of raisin bread (This had the benefit of adding raisins at the same time as being the bread) that I bought from the grocery store's bakery that was moist and full of butter. the yield was the same as using half a loaf of Pantone bread. I put some cinnamon and nutmeg on top of the cubed bread as well as what I added to the eggnog mixture. I used the muffin pan in a roaster with a bath of hot boiling water method. The result was a moist, delicious bread pudding. Delicious! * I drizzled some eggnog over the pudding with a whipped cream dollop sprinkled with grated nutmeg that added to the deliciousness.Read more
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sshannon simpsonville, SC 12-26-2009
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Big Hit
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this for my in-laws for Christmas dessert and everybody raved about it! "Something different". It went together really... fast and gave everybody some time to digest dinner before whipping out dessert. The muffin tins I think were a great idea--everybody loves their "own" serving. This one is a keeper!Read more
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Dottie San Marcos, CA 12-22-2009
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Greatest Holiday Dessert
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

If you follow the recipe exactly you will not be disappointed.It is the best holiday dessert I have made in a long time. Bon... Appetit.Read more
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Ellen Oak Point, TX 12-12-2009
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Excellent...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used cranberry walnut panettone from Panera Bread Company. I used the mini-muffin pans and served at a holiday party...I... was delish and easy...Read more
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Barbara West Islip, NY 01-06-2009
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BE A STAR !
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is one of the EASIEST recipes ever... and the compliments.... oh my gosh.... everyone loved it and thought I went... through so much trouble to make it.... sprinkled some cinnamon sugar into whipped topping for people to dollop on top... Read more