Coconut Bread Pudding

Description

The classic bread pudding is enhanced with coconut flakes and coconut milk.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 (14 ounce) cans coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons coconut extract
  • 1 ½ cups flaked coconut, divided
  • ½ cup fresh coconut
  • 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish with butter
  2. and dust with confectioners’ sugar.
  3. In a large bowl
  4. combine sugar
  5. eggs
  6. egg yolk
  7. coconut milk
  8. cinnamon
  9. nutmeg
  10. salt and coconut extract. Mix until smooth. Stir in 1 cup of flaked coconut
  11. and 1/2 cup fresh coconut. Fold in bread cubes until evenly coated. Pour into prepared baking dish. Set aside for 30 minutes.
  12. 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
  13. or until center springs back when lightly tapped.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Servings: 12

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