Rainforest Cafe Copycat Food

COPYCAT RAINFOREST CAFE VOLCANO

Steps:

• On a chilled large round plate or platter arrange the scoops of ice cream so that they make a pile in the center of the plate.
• You may use more ice cream or less, up to you.
• Next, arrange the brownies along the sides of the ice cream so that it looks like a volcano shape.
• Next, drizzle the top and down the sides with the 2 sauces.
• Finally, add the whipped cream directly down the center of the volcano and then all over the sides.
• Drizzle with more sauce and stick a sparkler or streamer in the middle.
• Make sure you yell VOLCANO when you serve it.

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.

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.

RAINFOREST CAFE RASTA PASTA FOR TWO OR THREE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• In a large skillet saute the garlic in olive oil.
• Add spinach and broccoli, red pepper and grilled chicken.
• Toss to combine.
• Stir in Alfredo sauce and pesto, simmer for 5 minutes.
• Drain pasta and pour into a bowl.
• Top with sauce and toss well.
• Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese.