Coconut Orange Bread Pudding
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Ingredients
- Servings: 8
- 8 ounces hawaiian bread (or portuguese sweet bread, a loaf or dinner rolls)
- 8 ounces neufchatel light cream cheese, at room temperature (or regular cream cheese)
- 1 3/4 cups coconut syrup (or maple syrup)
- 10 large eggs
- 14 ounces coconut milk (1 can)
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut (or flaked dried coconut)
- 1/3 cup chopped roasted salted macadamia nut
Recipe
- 1 tear the bread into 1/2-inch chunks. in a food processor, whirl the chunks into coarse crumbs (or finely chop with a knife); you should have about 1 quart. pour into a buttered 3-quart shallow casserole; spread level.
- 2 in food processor, whirl cheese and 1/4 cup syrup until blended; or in a bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat until blended. spoon evenly over bread (it doesn't need to cover bread completely).
- 3 in a bowl, whisk eggs to blend with 1/2 cup syrup, coconut milk, orange peel, orange juice, and nutmeg. pour evenly over cheese mixture and bread. cover casserole; chill at least 2 hours.
- 4 bake, uncovered, in a 350°f regular or 325 convection oven until center barely jiggles when casserole is gently shaken, 40 to 50 minutes. sprinkle top evenly with coconut and nuts; continue baking until coconut is lightly browned, 7 to 9 minutes.
- 5 heat remaining 1 cup syrup in a microwave-safe pitcher in a microwave oven at full power (100%) until warm, about 40 seconds. serve pudding at once. add syrup to taste.
- 6 time does not include minimum 2 hour chill time.
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