Puerto Rican Coconut Pudding Food

TEMBLEQUE (PUERTO RICAN STYLE COCONUT PUDDING)

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine milk and cream of coconut,corn starch,vanilla and sugar mix very well.
• Stir constantly on medium high until mixture begins to boil and gets thick.
• Let boil a couple more minutes still keep stirring, then you can either pour into individual dessert cups or a mold.
• Let cool on tabletop, then refrigerate.
• Top with garnish.
• Enjoy!

PUERTO RICAN COCONUT PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add milk; stir until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until thickened., Remove from the heat; pour into dessert dishes. Cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with cinnamon.

TEMBLEQUE PUERTO RICAN COCONUT PUDDING

Steps:

• Stir coconut milk, sugar, and salt together in a saucepan. Spoon a few tablespoons of the coconut milk mixture into a small bowl and stir cornstarch into the mixture to dissolve; pour into the mixture in the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring constantly; cook until smooth and thick, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the coconut milk mixture into molds, cover each with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until cold and firm, 3 hours to 2 days.
• Run a thin knife around the edges of the mold and invert onto a plate to remove putting. Garnish tops with cinnamon.

COCONUT BREAD PUDDING FROM PUERTO RICO/BUDIN DE COCO DE PUERTO RICO

Steps:

• Mix together coconut milk, milk and half-and-half in a large mixing bowl. Fold the bread into the liquid, making certain all the cubes are moistened. Allow the bread to soak while you beat together the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in a small mixing bowl. Add egg mixture to the soaked bread. Stir in 1/2 cup of the coconut flakes and the raisins.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with 1 tablespoon butter. Spoon the batter into the pan and sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons coconut flakes on top.
• Bake on the upper rack of a preheated 350 degrees F oven until the bread pudding has set and is golden brown on top, about 45 minutes. Cut the bread pudding into squares and serve hot, warm, or chilled, on its own or with mango slices.

COCONUT PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt over a medium heat; gradually stir in milk.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture is thick and bubbly.
• Reduce heat to low and cook 2 minutes more.
• Remove the pan from heat.
• Separate the egg yolks from whites.
• Beat the egg yolks slightly.
• Gradually stir 1 cup of the hot mixture into yolks.
• Return the egg mixture to the saucepan and bring the entire mixture to a gentle boil.
• Cook and stir 2 minutes before removing the pan from heat.
• Stir butter, vanilla, and coconut into the hot mixture.
• Let cool 5 minutes, then pour into serving dishes and chill several hours until serving time.
• The hot mixture can also be poured into a baked 9 inch pie crust for coconut cream pie.
• Top with meringue and brown or just top with whipped cream.

TEMBLEQUE (PUERTO RICAN COCONUT PUDDING)

Steps:

• Grease eight 4-ounce molds or one large 4-cup mold (you can use ramekins, baking pans, custard cups, etc.) with a spritz of baking spray or coconut oil. Stir together the coconut milk, salt and sugar and stir in a medium saucepan over medium-high until the sugar dissolves.
• Transfer 1 cup of the warm coconut milk to a medium bowl. Whisk in the cornstarch to create a smooth slurry. Slowly whisk the slurry back into the pan and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened and pudding-like, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared molds and let cool at room temperature for 20 minutes before loosely covering with plastic wrap and refrigerating.
• Chill until set, at least 4 hours. To serve, run a thin wet knife along the edges of the molds, then carefully invert onto a plate or plates. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon if desired.