Chocolate Almond Bread Pudding

Name: Chocolate Almond Bread Pudding
Total time: 60
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter, melted; 12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes; ½ cup dark chocolate chips, or to taste (Optional); ¼ cup sliced almonds, or to taste (Optional); 8 eggs, beaten; 3 cups milk; 1 ½ cups white sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons almond extract; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe by raisedoncoffee from allrecipes.com

Dessert 60 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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3 tablespoons butter, melted
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12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
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½ cup dark chocolate chips, or to taste (Optional)
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¼ cup sliced almonds, or to taste (Optional)
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8 eggs, beaten
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3 cups milk

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1 ½ cups white sugar
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons almond extract
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Pour melted butter over bread cubes in a 9x13-inch baking dish; toss to coat. Stir chocolate chips and almonds into bread mixture.
Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, almond extract, and nutmeg in a bowl; pour over bread mixture, lightly pressing bread with a spatula until egg mixture is absorbed.
Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the bread pudding springs back when lightly pressed, about 45 minutes.