Coconut Cream Bread Pudding Food

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.

COCONUT-CREAM BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Beat cream cheese at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth. Add 1 cup sugar and eggs, and beat at medium speed 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Stir in 2 cups milk, 1 cup cream of coconut, and 3 tablespoons melted butter. Stir in bread cubes. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Pour bread mixture into dish.
• Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until set.
• Stir together flaked coconut, pecans, and 3 tablespoons melted butter. Sprinkle coconut mixture over baked pudding, and bake 5 to 8 more minutes or until browned.
• Stir together remaining 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup cream of coconut.
• Cook remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a medium-size heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until sugar is caramelized and mixture becomes a light brown syrup. Stir in milk mixture, and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until sauce is thickened slightly and sugar is dissolved. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter.
• Cut bread pudding into 8 to 10 servings, and serve with caramelized sugar sauce.

COCONUT CREAM BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Lightly butter the bottom of a 9-inch square flameproof baking dish. Arrange the bread cubes evenly in the dish. In a large bowl, whisk together the yolks, whole eggs, coconut milk, cream of coconut, salt, nutmeg and mace. Stir in 1 cup of the coconut flakes. Pour the custard over the bread cubes, pressing the bread cubes gently to soak up the custard. Let the mixture stand for 1 hour, covered, in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 325º.
• Sprinkle the top of the pudding with the remaining 1/2 cup coconut flakes. Cover the baking dish with foil, poking a few holes in the top to release the steam. Put the baking dish into a roasting pan on the oven rack. Pour hot water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the pudding is firm to the touch, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 15 minutes more. Remove the baking dish from the water bath and run it under the broiler, at least 4 inches from the heat, until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Let the pudding cool completely. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Pour the sauce over individual pudding servings, as desired. Top with toasted coconut and serve.
• Chocolate Velvet Sauce:
• Make the chocolate sauce right before serving the pudding. Put the chocolate chips in a medium heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a simmer over low heat; immediately remove it from the heat and pour it over the chocolate chips. Whisk until smooth.
• Notes:
• The chocolate sauce can be reheated in a saucepan over low heat. Add more cream, 1 tablespoon at a time as needed, to return it to the desired consistency.

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 RUM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Set the dial to 325° and get the oven heating. Cut the crusts off the bread (save them for bread crumbs), and then cut the rest into 1-inch cubes, collecting about 8 cups. If the bread isn't day old, pop it into the heating oven for 5 to 10 minutes to dry it out a bit.
• Whisk together the milk, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, and yolks in a large bowl. Stir in the raisins, coconut, and bread cubes. Soak for 30 minutes.
• Mix 2 tablespoons of the softened butter with the confectioners' sugar and smear it over the bottom and sides of a 9 by 13-inch pan. Pour in the bread-and-egg mixture. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of softened butter and drizzle it over the top. Pop the pan into the oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or til set in the middle and puffed and brown around the edges.
• Make the sauce while the pudding is baking. Combine the cream, confectioners' sugar, and butter in a saucepan. Set it over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Keep your eye on it so it doesn't boil over. Whisk constantly. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes; then stir in the rum. Keep warm. (Makes 1 3/4 cups of sauce.)
• Pull the pan out of the oven when the bread pudding is done, and let it set for 10 minutes. Cut into squares and serve warm or at room temperature. Douse each serving with some warm sauce.

COCONUT CREAM BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat cream cheese at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy and smoothed. Add 1 cup sugar and eggs, and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Stir in 2 cups milk, 1 cup cream of coconut, and 3 Tbsp. melted butter, stir in bread cubes. Let stand 5 minutes.
• 2) Coat 13 x 9" baking dish with cooking spray. Pour bread mixture into dish. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes or until set.
• 3) Stir together flaked coconut, pecans and 3 Tbsp. melted butter. Sprinkle coconut mixture over baked pudding, and bake 5 to 8 more minutes or until browned.
• 4) Stir together remaining 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup cream of coconut. Cook remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a medium sized heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly 3 minutes or until sugar is caramelized and mixture becomes a light brown syrup. Stir in milk mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until sauce is thickened slightly and sugar is dissolved. Stir in remaining 2 Tbsp. melted butter. Cut bread pudding into 8 to 10 servings with caramelized sauce.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter and milk until butter is melted; stir in cocoa. Remove from the heat and set aside. Toss bread and 3/4 cup coconut; place in a greased 1-1/2-qt. shallow baking dish. Add sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt to milk mixture; mix well. Pour over the bread. Sprinkle with the remaining coconut. Place baking dish in a 13x9-in. pan in oven; add 1 in. of water to pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or cold; if desired, garnish with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

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 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.

DELICIOUS COCONUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Lightly butter the bottom of a 9" flameproof baking dish. Arrange the bread cubes evenly in the dish. In a large bowl, whisk together the yolks, whole eggs,coconut milk, cream of coconut, salt, nutmeg and mace.
• Stir in one cup of flaked coconut.
• Pour the custard mixture over the bread cubes, pressing the bread cubes gently to soak up the custard. Let the mixture stand (covered in foil) for one hour in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 325.
• Sprinkle the top of the pudding with the remaining 1/2 cup of coconut flakes.
• Again, cover the baking dish with foil, poking a few holes in the top to release the steam.
• Put the baking dish into a roasting pan on the oven rack, pour hot water to come up halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• Bake until pudding is firm to the touch, approximately one hour and 15 minutes.
• Remove the foil and bake of 15 minutes more.
• Remove the baking dish from the water bath and put baking dish under the broiler, about 4 inches from broiler until golden, approximately 1 to 2 minutes.
• Let pudding cool completely. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Pour the sauce over individual pudding servings (if desired) than top with toasted coconut.

COCONUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in center. Butter eight 6-ounce ramekins or custard cups; set aside. Arrange bread in a single layer on two rimmed baking sheets; bake until crisp, tossing once, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Reduce oven heat to 300 degrees.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, milks, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Stir in toasted bread; let sit, tossing occasionally, until bread has absorbed liquid, about 5 minutes.
• Divide bread mixture evenly among ramekins. Place on a baking sheet; bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a pudding comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool. Serve dusted with confectioners' sugar.

COCONUT CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Cut croissant into 1-inch cubes and spread along the bottom of a greased 9 inch square baking pan.
• Mix eggs, light cream, coconut milk, sugar and water until well combined.
• Pour custard mixture over bread cubes. Let sit for 15 minutes to 24 hours.
• Top with shredded coconut and macadamia nuts. Bake for 60 to 75 minutes.

COCONUT BREAD PUDDING FROM SILK®

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Coat a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, Silk, eggs, (or egg substitute), spices, salt, coconut extract and rum, if using.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut.
• Gently stir in bread cubes until evenly coated.
• Spoon mixture into prepared pan, cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Place pan on a cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup flaked coconut and bake for an additional 25 minutes, or until center springs back.
• Serve warm.