Does anyone have any ideas for what to do with a panettone? I have one and am trying to find something to do with it this weekend. I don't really want to just eat it plain. Any ideas are welcome! Thanks!

French toast or bread pudding. I buy it every year around Christmas to make french toast with.

When I lived in Vicenza they would eat panettone with mostarda spread over it. Definitely a unique flavor experience.

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Tear it into pieces, put them into a baking dish, soak it overnight in eggs milk and vanilla and bake it in the morning..350 for about half an hour -maybe less.
Italian bread pudding /Baked French Toast.

I always buy several at Christmas..our traditional Christmas breakfat is grapefruit picked right off the tree, a special recipe scrambled eggs, and toasted panettone. We have the rest over a few days and freeze the rest to slice and toast or make a bread pudding! Never have done a French toast but it sounds like it might be REALLY good!

tear it into pieces, put it in a bowl, maybe along w. some good italian cookies also broken into pieces, and cover w. milk & coffee. you could always add just a bit of anisette if you like it.

An easy option: whipped cream (or custard) and fruit. Berries are good, but this isn't really the season for them. You can warm up the panettone first if you like.

I slice it and top it with creme Fraiche and fresh blueberries.

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Slice it and put a bit of butter on it. Otherwise dunk it in your coffee.

Buon appetito

I don't like it on its own - too much like American fruitcake - but I do exactly what Scarlett recommended and can eat it that way and enjoy it.

I had the best pannetone this year!!I cant imagine doing anything else with it the texture and flavor is so perfect..not anything like a fruit cake... light..the closest thing to it a babka.IMO..unless it is stale then i would soak it in liquer and make a trifle (replace the ladyfingers)..that would be pretty in a glass bowl with red fruit

I think I made zuppa inglese from stale panettone once (similar to English trifle).

sorry one more idea ..I guess Im hungry...Cut it in circular slices and in between the layers spread lemon curd filling and add a layer of whipped cream on top with half slices of lemon...

A good Panettone is light textured. They make it rise three times.

Gee thanks, I was fine til I started reading this, now I am hungry too

Like Worldinabag I just toast a slice and slather it with sweet butter, very tasty with hot chocolate to drink. Now I am making myself hungry too and it is almost 11pm, too late to snack I guess.

Makes a great doorstop.

At this time of the year, in the northern hemisphere, useful for feeding birds.

Or its real purpose. To hang up in a shopfull of other inedible food to give a spurious air of exoticism.

In light of flanneruk's comments maybe I should have noted that the panettone was a gift from a well-meaning relative, and it went stale for a good reason.

Panettone:
We get it here in Switzerland with dried fruit, with raisins or plain.

My family loves the plain style.

Thanks to everyone for all your ideas! Now I just have to choose one.