Lindsay McKenna's Coconut Bread Pudding Recipe

Hi Everyone

Between Christmas and New Year's I bake or cook a lot of family handed down recipes. I love this time of year! This is a dessert that is served the week following Christmas. After a lot of cookies and fudge, a lighter dessert such as bread pudding is a welcome relief to one's stomach!



COCONUT BREAD PUDDING RECIPE

real butter, for the custard cups

1 loaf of white or whole wheat bread (1 lb) cut into one inch cubes. This will make about 12 cups of cubed bread for the recipe.

4 large 'free range' eggs

3/4 cup fructose sugar (get at health food store)

1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk

2 cups whole organic milk

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. sea salt (or your preferred salt)

confectioner's sugar, for dusting



1. Preheat over to 350F. Take two baking sheets (cookie sheets).

2. Butter the inside of the 8 six ounce custard cups (I use Pam organic olive oil spray instead)

3. Set the custard cups aside.

4. Arrange the bread cubes in a single layer on two cookie baking sheets. When the brown, turn them over once during the 15-20 minutes time limit.

5. When browned and crisp, remove from the oven. Reduce oven heat to 300F.

6. Get a large bowl. Whisk together eggs, sugar, milks, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Stir in toasted bread cubes. Let sit, tossing occasionally, until cubes have absorbed the liquid. About 5 minutes.

7. Divide bread mixture evenly among the custard cups. Place on the baking sheets. Put in oven. Insert toothpick in center of pudding and it comes out clean at about 50-60 minutes later. Take out and let cool for one hour. Serve dusted with confectioner’s sugar.

8. My husband has a fondness for ice cream sauce. I usually pick up a caramel or butterscotch sauce from the store. I then put about 1/2 cup of the sacue into a glass measuring cup and heat it up in a microwave. Instead of the confectioner’s sugar on top of the bread pudding, I drizzle the sauce, instead. Many roads to Rome. Choose what you want to put on the coconut bread pudding. Some sprinkle coconut on top along with the caramel sauce. It is limited only by your imagination!

Have fun!
Warmly, Lindsay McKenna
www.lindsaymckenna.com