Toasted Coconut Pudding Food

TOASTED COCONUT CHIA PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, then divide the mixture into serving bowls or jars and allow them to sit in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours to set.
• If desired, serve the puddings topped with your favorite berries and/or coconut flakes.

BASMATI RICE PUDDING WITH TOASTED COCONUT

Steps:

• Bring rice, 1/2 cup of the milk, water and salt to a boil then turn down to low and cover tightly with foil. Cook until all the moisture is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Let sit turned off with foil still on for 5 more minutes. In a small bowl soak the powdered gelatin with the 2 tablespoons of water. In a saucepan bring the remaining 1 1/2 cups milk to a boil with the vanilla bean. Let sit 15 minutes to infuse. Whisk the yolks with the sugar then temper with the hot milk mixture. Return to the heat and cook gently to thicken. Meanwhile, sponge the gelatin in cold water. Remove thickened anglaise from the heat and add the sponged gelatin. Stir to melt the gelatin then strain into a bowl and stir in the rice. Place over ice water and stir to cool and thicken. As it starts to thicken but before it's too set, fold in the whipped cream and toasted coconut and pour into small dishes. Chill.
• In a small saucepan, over medium heat, stir sugar and water until sugar is completely dissolved. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and cool. Whisk passion fruit puree, lime juice and 1/3 cup of sugar water in a bowl until thoroughly mixed. Store remainder of sugar water (simple syrup) in a bottle in the refrigerator. Drizzle passion fruit sauce over rice pudding.

TOASTED COCONUT RICE PUDDING WITH CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For the coconut rice pudding: Preheat oven in to 350 degrees F Place the coconut in a thin layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until lightly browned. Spray 4-quart slow cooker with butter flavored cooking spray; set aside. In a bowl whisk together coconut milk, condensed milk, milk, eggs, and ginger. Stir in rice and toasted coconut. Pour into prepared slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours. Serve in martini glasses or bowls, top with cherry sauce.
• For the cherry sauce: In a small saucepot over medium heat combine all ingredients, mix until combined and heat to a simmer. Remove from heat and serve over rice pudding.

COCONUT PISTACHIO PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine coconut and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until firm., In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Spread 1-1/2 cups over crust. , Fold whipped topping into remaining pudding; spread over pie. Sprinkle with pistachios if desired. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

TOASTED COCONUT BANANA PUDDING FOR TWO

Steps:

• Combine the coconut milk with the vanilla bean and seeds in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the egg yolks, granulated sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium heatproof bowl until pale yellow, 1 to 2 minutes. It'll clump together but loosen up as you whisk.
• Ladle some of the hot coconut milk into the yolk mixture and whisk together, then pour back into the pot and whisk fully. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract, then pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean heatproof bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, making sure it touches the surface of the pudding so a film doesn't form, then place in the fridge to chill for 1 hour.
• When ready to assemble the puddings, take the canned coconut cream out of the fridge and open. Scoop the top solid part out, leaving the liquid in the can, and place in a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. (Alternatively, place it in a large bowl and use a handheld mixer.) Add the confectioners' sugar and whisk on high speed for 20 seconds, then add 1 to 3 tablespoons of the liquid from the can, until your desired consistency is reached. The coconut whipped cream should be smooth and fluffy.
• To a parfait glass or glass jar, add 2 to 3 tablespoons of the vanilla pudding followed by 5 or 6 slices of banana, 1 to 2 tablespoons of the coconut whipped cream, 2 wafer cookies crumbled and a sprinkle of toasted coconut. Repeat this layering once more, then finish with a scoop of pudding, a scoop of whipped cream, 2 or 3 slices of banana, a crumbled vanilla wafer and sprinkle of toasted coconut. Repeat with the second glass. Serve right away.

TOASTED COCONUT RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• To toast coconut: Heat a clean, dry frying pan over medium-high heat, add desiccated coconut and cook, shaking pan constantly, until coconut is golden. (Make a little more toasted coconut than is called for in the recipe so that you can sprinkle some over top at serving time.).
• Bring water, freshly-grated ginger, lime peel, salt and butter to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the rice, return to the boil, and then reduce the heat to the lowest setting, so the mixture cooks at a simmer. Cook until rice has absorbed most of the water, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Carefully remove the lime peel and discard.
• Scald the 1 cup evaporated milk and honey in the microwave.
• Add the hot milk, honey, toasted coconut and chopped raisins, if using, to the rice mixture. Cook at a bare simmer a further 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in rum and vanilla extracts.
• Transfer pudding to a large bowl, place a piece of plastic wrap directly onto surface and cool to room temperature. Place in refrigerator until cool and set. Just before serving, 'loosen' rice pudding by beating in the reserved 1/2 cup evaporated milk with a fork.
• Serve with your favorite toppings.

TOASTED COCONUT PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° & grease and flour lightly the baking pan.
• Place all cake ingredients in a medium bowl, and blend, with mixer on low speed until ingredients are well combined. Mix for about 30-45 seconds. Then mix at high for about 2 minutes.
• Bake in 13x9-inch pan for 32-35 minutes at 350° or until toothpick inserted in middle of cake comes out clean.
• Coconut Glaze: Blend all glaze ingredients in medium saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture begins to bubble. Add coconut.
• Cool, then pour over cake.