Coconut Bread Pudding From The Rainforest Cafe Food

COCONUT BREAD PUDDING FROM THE RAINFOREST CAFE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Line bottom of a 10 x 13 x 3 inch pan with half of the white bread. Evenly sprinkly half of the julienne apricots and half of the shredded coconut over the white bread. Top that with the remaining bread cubes and then the remaining apricots and coconut. Distribute evenly. In a sauce pan, heat milk, coconut cream, vanilla and granulated sugar until the sugar completely dissolves and the milk is tepid but not hot. Stir occasionally. Remove from heat. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs, then temper them by slowly adding 1 cup of warm milk mixture while stirring. Slowly pour the egg/milk mixture back in the warm milk and stir until well incorporated. Ladle the mixture over the bread, making sure all the bread gets moist. Cover the foiland bake in a water bath for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes until golden.
• Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on one side and whipped cream on the other. Sprinkle whipped cream with chocolate shavings and dust bread pudding with powdered sugar. Finish with toasted coconut on the ice cream.
• Source: Rainforest Cafe.

COCONUT BREAD PUDDING WITH DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange half of bread cubes in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle with half of coconut and all of apricots. Arrange remaining bread over. Top with remaining coconut. Combine cream of coconut, milk, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla in heavy large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture is just warm. Remove from heat. Whisk eggs in large bowl to blend. Whisk in warm milk mixture. Pour mixture over bread in baking dish. Using back of spoon, push bread gently into milk mixture. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Bake until pudding is set and golden brown, about 50 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool slightly.
• Sift powdered sugar over bread pudding. Serve warm, topped with whipped cream, if desired.

CONFETTI VEGGIE SLAW (RAINFOREST CAFE)

Steps:

• Combine all the veggies in a large bowl. I use my mandolin to cut everything since there is so much julienning to do. In a small bowl, mix vinegar, sugar, oil, salt & pepper. Pour over veggies. Cover & marinate in the refrigerator. We will eat it right away, but as it sits the veggies soak up the flavors.

TONGA TOAST (RAINFOREST CAFE)

Steps:

• Mix the sugar, milk, cinnamon, egg, and vanilla in a shallow pan. ( Another way I've seen this is to leave the sugar and cinnamon out of this step mix them together and then sprinkle them over the toast after it has cooked, whatever sounds good to you, I've done them both).
• Dip each slice of bread, flipping it over to saturate both sides.
• Fry in a frying pan that has been preheated on medium heat with a little butter in the bottom of the pan.
• Brown both sides, remove from heat and garnish each slice of bread with 1/2 a banana and 2-3 strawberries and desired amounts of butter and syrup and nuts -- enjoy.

COCONUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cut french bread into 1 inch pieces.
• Coat slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Combine coconut milk, milk, evaporated milk, and bread pieces in slow cooker.
• In mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt.
• Add beateen egg mixture to bread mixture.
• Stir in coconut flakes and raisins.
• Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.
• Serve warm or chilled.

COCONUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F
• Soak bread in warm milk.
• Beat eggs yolks and 1 egg white.
• Gradually add evaporated milk, almond extract and sugar.
• Add mixture to bread and milk, then add 1 1/2 cup of coconut and butter.
• Bake for 1 hour and 20 to 30 minutes or until spatula comes out clean when inserted in center of pudding.
• For meringue :.
• Beat egg whites until fluffy, gradually adding sugar and almond extract.
• Continue beating until stiff.
• Pour over pudding.
• Sprinkle with coconut.
• Bake at 325 F for 5-7 minutes until slightly brown.

COCONUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with butter, and dust with confectioners' sugar.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs, egg yolk, coconut milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and coconut extract. Mix until smooth. Stir in 1 cup of flaked coconut, and 1/2 cup fresh coconut. Fold in bread cubes until evenly coated. Pour into prepared baking dish. Set aside for 30 minutes.
• Bake on a cookie sheet in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 cup flaked coconut. Continue baking for 25 to 30 minutes, or until center springs back when lightly tapped.