Chocolate Bread Pudding

I made this pudding using the leftover Challah bread that I made last week, but it could be made using any type of bread.

Ingredients:
4 cups stale bread, broken into pieces
3 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup sliced, blanched almonds
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup granulated sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix the bread pieces, melted butter, chocolate chips, and almonds together. In another medium-sized bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Pour the mixture over the bread, and mix until the bread is moist. Pour the pudding mixture into a greased 8 in. square pan, and bake for 45 minutes, or until the pudding is golden brown on top and slightly spongy in the center.

I adapted this recipe from one on www.allrecipes.com.
"Bread Pudding II". http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bread-Pudding-II/Detail.aspx