Coconut Cream Or Dream Bread Pudding Recipes

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:

• Cut bread into 1 inch cubes, and preheat oven to 350.
• Beat cream cheese at low speed until creamy and smooth.
• Add sugar and eggs, beat at medium speed approx. 2 mins or until sugar is dissolved
• Stir in milk, cream of coconut, melted butter, coconut and pecans.
• Stir in bread cubes and let stand 5 mins. to soak up liquid.
• Pour mixture into 13X9 pan, sprayed with cooking spray, and bake 35 mins or until set.

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.