Chocolate Almond Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, or to taste (optional)
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, or to taste (optional)
• 8 eggs, beaten
• 3 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Pour melted butter over bread cubes in a 9×13-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.