Coconut Cream Pudding With Cinnamon Food

COCONUT CREAM PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar and cornstarch; stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. , In a bowl, beat egg yolks. Stir 1 cup hot milk mixture into yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in coconut and vanilla. Cool to lukewarm without stirring., Pour into an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish. In a large bowl and with clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Spread over pudding, sealing to edges. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.

COCONUT PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine coconut milk, sugar, cornstarch, butter, egg yolks, and coconut extract in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk to combine and melt butter and continue to cook until thickened, 4 to 7 minutes.
• Pour pudding into individual portions and refrigerate to cool before serving, at least 15 to 20 minutes.

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.

RICE PUDDING (MADE WITH COCONUT MILK)

Steps:

• Place rice and cinnamon stick in a pot and cover with water. Bring rice to boil, turn down heat and simmer approx 15-20 minutes or until water is absorbed.
• Remove cinnamon stick.
• Add coconut milk, milk (if using), vanilla and brown sugar. Simmer 15 minutes.
• Add lemon rind and simmer until almost all liquid is absorbed.
• (Make sure there is still some of the creamy liquid otherwise it will become more cake-like.).
• Serve with cinnamon, or mango slices and vanilla ice cream.

RASPBERRY & COCONUT STEAMED SPONGE

Steps:

• Butter six small pudding basins and spoon 1 tbsp jam into the bottom of each one.
• Put the butter and sugar in a medium bowl and beat with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Beat in one of the eggs followed by a spoonful of the flour, then continue until all the eggs have been incorporated. Fold in the remaining flour, the coconut and a pinch of salt, then the vanilla and coconut cream. Spoon the mix into the prepared basins, leaving a 1cm gap at the top.
• Put the basins on a baking tray, transfer to the freezer and freeze until solid. Will keep in an airtight container, or tightly wrapped in the freezer for up to three months.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Put the basins in a deep baking dish and half-fill with boiled water from the kettle. Tightly cover the dish with foil and bake for 1 hr, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of a sponge comes out clean.
• Warm the custard with the remaining 2 tbsp coconut cream, if using, and pour into shallow bowls. Run a knife around the sides of the basins and carefully turn out the sponges onto the custard.

COCONUT CREAM PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream the butter and gradually beat in the sugar.
• Mix in the flour and cinnamon.
• Add 1 egg yolk at a time, beating each addition and until light and fluffy.
• Gradually Add the coconut cream.
• Fold in egg whites.
• Divide among 8 buttered custard cups.
• Set in a shallow pan of hot water.
• Bake 45 minutes or until set.
• Chill and turn out.

COCONUT-PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions, adding pudding mix and vanilla; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the pecans, sugar and cinnamon., Spread half of the cake batter into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with half of filling. Top with remaining batter and filling., Bake at 350° for 34-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. In a small bowl, combine the glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over warm coffee cake.

COCONUT CREAM PUDDING WITH CINNAMON

Steps:

• In heavy 2 quart saucepan, add milk, beaten eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and salt.
• Use a large whisk to mix and stir.
• Heat on medium heat, and whisk.
• It will start to become a custard like consistency. Cook a few minutes.
• Take off heat.
• Mix cornstarch with water in small bowl.
• Add to pudding mixture.
• Turn heat on low and cook until thickened and creamy. Use a whisk to mix and stir while cooking.
• Fold in coconut.
• Cool in the refrigerator.
• Serve as a pudding with whipped cream and cherries on top or pour into a baked pie crust shell and chill until serving.
• Note: To make a deep dish pie, add 1 1/2 cups of Cool Whip or Whipped Cream to pudding before filling the pie crust.
• Note: Pumpkin pie spice may be substituted for cinnamon if you wish.