Limoncello Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 16 ounces loaf brioche bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (or 1 pound loaf similar bread)
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup limoncello
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup limoncello
• 1/2 cup sugar
• vanilla ice cream (optional) or gelato (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f. arrange bread cubes in a lightly buttered 8-inch square baking dish.
• 2 whisk together the eggs, sugar, cream, milk, limoncello, and vanilla.
• 3 pour the mixture over the bread. cover with foil and allow to sit for 20 minutes.
• 4 bake 30 minutes; uncover and bake 20 minutes more or until set and golden.
• 5 to make the limoncello sugar syrup: put limoncello and sugar in small saucepan over medium heat.
• 6 heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil; let boil 1 minute. set aside to cool.
• 7 cut the bread pudding into individual servings. drizzle with limoncello simple syrup and top with a scoop of ice cream, if desired.