The Delicious Sweet Recycling Recipe made with leftover colomba, panettone, or pandoro is a symphony of festive flavors. This dessert is an ode to indulgence and the creative reuse of holiday leftovers. Imagine the soft texture of panettone, pandoro, or colomba harmoniously blending with the light and fragrant filling,

all wrapped in a delicious velvety custard rich in flavor. Each bite is a journey through the aromas and flavors of past celebrations, a way to prolong the magic of the holidays in an unforgettable dessert. The enveloping sweetness of the leavened products merges with the delicacy of the cream, creating a perfect balance that delights the palate and warms the heart. This dessert is perfect for ending a meal with a festive note, for an afternoon treat, or to surprise your guests with an original and delicious idea. It’s a way to transform leftovers into a new, exquisite creation, showing that even what seems destined to end can be reborn into something even more special. I used a 1.65 lbs (750 g) colomba, then half a liter of chocolate custard and the same amount of traditional custard.

For the soaking, I’ll leave it to your taste, liqueur or simple milk. Since I had my grandchildren, I opted for milk.

Thought for you:

Difficulty: Very easy
Cost: Very cheap
Rest time: 1 Hour
Preparation time: 40 Minutes
Portions: 10
Cooking methods: Boiling
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Winter, Spring, Easter

377.09 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 377.09 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 61.06 (g) of which sugars 32.80 (g)
Proteins 9.30 (g)
Fat 13.04 (g) of which saturated 3.30 (g)of which unsaturated 8.96 (g)
Fibers 4.63 (g)
Sodium 167.62 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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1.65 lbs colomba (or panettone or pandoro)
2.13 cups custard
2.13 cups chocolate custard (chocolate)
1 cup milk (or soaking of your choice)
to taste unsweetened cocoa powder
to taste almonds

The Delicious Sweet Recycling Recipe

Tools

What we need to make

2 Pots
1 Knife
1 Baking dish

Steps

To make

The first thing to do is prepare the 2 custards. To see how I do it click here for the classic custard.
Instead, to see how to prepare the chocolate custard click here
To make the delicious sweet, you will need a total of 1 liter of custard divided between classic and chocolate, but if you want to make it in a single flavor, adjust accordingly. Cut the colomba, panettone, or pandoro into slices, even irregular ones, but with a thickness of at least
0.39 inch (1 cm). Set aside various scraps with which we will make the first layer
Cover the base of an 11 x 6 inch (28 x 15 cm) baking dish with some of the custard while it’s still warm, then lay the
scraps of the cake, saving a small amount for later.
Pour the rest of the first custard and spread it with a spatula. Take other scraps and distribute them over the custard.
Continue with another layer of panettone, colomba, or pandoro slices, the more regular ones, moisten them with more soaking,
Then pour the other custard.
Smooth the surface with a spatula, and dust with unsweetened cocoa powder to taste, and decorate with almonds.
Let it rest in the fridge for at least half an hour before serving. The Delicious Sweet Recycling Recipe is ready.