Choc-Chip Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding

Choc-Chip Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding- the best way to use up leftover over Panettone is to make this twist on the traditional British dessert. Use Panettone instead of bread and add chocolate chips for a creamy, comforting winter dessert.

Did you get a Panettone as a gift this year? It's a pretty popular gift these days at Christmas, but until a couple of years ago, I had never really come across one, never mind eaten one.

This sweet, enriched bread, full of dried fruit, has been made in Italy since the middle ages and has grown in popularity throughout Europe in recent years. Did you know that Panettone are hung upside down when baked, so that their dome shape doesn't get cracked and spoilt? No- me either! 

To enjoy Panettone traditionally, you slice it like a cake and serve with butter and/or jam to spread on top and have with coffee. Alternatively, you can tilt it sideways and slice circles from the end so that they will fit in the toaster. Apparently, it's amazing toasted but I haven't tried that yet.

The only problem with Panettone is that they are quite large, especially if there's just two of you, and if you are lucky enough to be given more than one, they can be quite hard to finish off before they dry out or hit their use by date. So, what to do with some delicious left-over Panettone? Make bread and butter pudding of course! And to make it even more delicious, I add chocolate chips- mmmmm!

Panettone makes a fantastic bread and butter pudding. It works very well with this recipe which uses full cream but, if you're trying to be a bit less indulgent post-Christmas, you can switch it for a milk of your choice.

If you make my Choc-Chip Panettone pudding, you won't be disappointed; it's rich, chocolatey and delicious. I like it on its own, as it's essentially cooked in its own custard, but my husband likes to add more custard to his. I'm pretty sure it would be fab with ice-cream too!

Make Choc-Chip Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding

For full details, please find the recipe card at the end of this post.

Main steps of the recipe:

Make the custard mixture and lay the sliced panettone in it, putting chocolate chips between each layer.

Put the last layer of chocolate chips on the top.

Bake and serve.

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Choc- Chip Panetonne

Choc-Chip Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding- the best way to use up leftover over Panettone is to make this twist on the traditional British dessert. Use Panettone instead of bread and add chocolate chips for a creamy, comforting winter dessert.

prep time: 20 minscook time: 30 minstotal time: 50 mins

ingredients:

• 300g Panettone
• 250ml double cream
• 250ml milk
• 2 eggs
• 3 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 tbsp demerara sugar
• 50g dark chocolate chips
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg

instructions

1. Cut the Panettone into cake-like slices and set to one side.

2. In the dish you want to use to cook the bread and butter pudding, crack two eggs and add the caster sugar. Whisk them together with a fork until frothy.

3. Add the milk, cream, cinnamon and nutmeg and whisk until they are all combined.

4. Lay the Panettone in the dish, slightly layered, but scattering some chocolate chips before adding each additional layer.

5. Press the bread into the liquid a little. Tilt the dish from side to side to spread the liquid, if necessary.

6. Scatter any remaining chocolate chips over the top and sprinkle the demerara sugar over the top.

7. Cook for 25-30 minutes at 190 (170 fan, gas mark 4) until the top is crisp and browned and the liquid custard has set.

calories
477

fat (grams)
30

sat. fat (grams)
19

carbs (grams)
45

protein (grams)
7

sugar (grams)
28

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