Coconut-Cream Bread Pudding
Coconut-Cream Bread Pudding requires around 26 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains approximately 9g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 635 calories. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. A mixture of pecans, eggs, philadelphia cream cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.
Instructions
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 Tbsp. melted butter. Stir in bread cubes.
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 Tbsp. 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 Tbsp. melted butter.
Cut bread pudding into 8 to 10 servings, and serve with caramelized sugar sauce.