Tropical Bread Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• Butter a shallow 2-quart casserole.
• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs with milk, pineapple, 1/2 cup coconut, vanilla, rum, sugar and salt.
• Mix in bread cubes.
• Spoon into prepared dish and top with remaining cup coconut.
• Bake pudding 1 hour.
• Serve warm with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or a custard sauce.

Steps:

• Cut cake into toast-size slices; spread 1 side with softened butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Lightly brown the buttered sides in a large skillet while preparing other sides the same way. After cooking both sides, remove toasted cake from skillet and place on a plate with about 1/3 cup melted vanilla ice cream, allowing cake to soak up the melted ice cream from the bottom.
• Peel bananas and set aside.
• In skillet over medium heat, melt 1 stick butter. Add orange juice and stir in brown sugar. Stir constantly over medium-low heat until mixture completely liquefies. Add bananas to coat, cooking for about 2 minutes. Remove bananas to grill and continue to cook until tender. Remove sauce from heat, add 2 tablespoons rum, and baste bananas with sauce while grilling. When bananas are cooked to your liking, return them to the skillet with the sauce. Slice as desired; diagonally works best.
• Stir the remainder of the ice cream into a bowl of whipped cream and add 1 tablespoon rum.
• Place a piece of cake on a dessert plate, cover with sliced grilled bananas, top with brown sugar sauce, and ladle vanilla rum sauce around the cake. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and serve.

Steps:

• Place half of the bread cubes in a 2-cup baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine the banana, pineapple, coconut and lemon juice; spoon over bread cubes. Top with remaining bread cubes., In a bowl, beat the egg and brown sugar. Add the cream and vanilla; mix well. Pour over bread and press down slightly. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Cut croissant into 1-inch cubes and spread along the bottom of a 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Mix eggs, evaporated milk, coconut milk, and sugar; add water until it has a custard texture. Pour custard mixture over bread cubes.
• Top with shredded coconut and macadamia nuts. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Steps:

• Cut cake into toast-size slices; spread 1 side with softened butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Lightly brown the buttered sides in a large skillet while preparing other sides the same way. After cooking both sides, remove toasted cake from skillet and place on a plate with about 1/3 cup melted vanilla ice cream, allowing cake to soak up the melted ice cream from the bottom.
• Peel bananas and set aside.
• In skillet over medium heat, melt 1 stick butter. Add orange juice and stir in brown sugar. Stir constantly over medium-low heat until mixture completely liquefies. Add bananas to coat, cooking for about 2 minutes. Remove bananas to grill and continue to cook until tender. Remove sauce from heat, add 2 tablespoons rum, and baste bananas with sauce while grilling. When bananas are cooked to your liking, return them to the skillet with the sauce. Slice as desired; diagonally works best.
• Stir the remainder of the ice cream into a bowl of whipped cream and add 1 tablespoon rum.
• Place a piece of cake on a dessert plate, cover with sliced grilled bananas, top with brown sugar sauce, and ladle vanilla rum sauce around the cake. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and serve.

Steps:

• Put the coconut milk and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring gently to melt the butter and heat the milk.
• Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water in a separate bowl to create a thick paste. Gently whisk into the milk and increase the heat to medium. Cook, stirring often, until thick and bubbly, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Let cool to room temperature, then transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing the wrap directly against the surface. Refrigerate until set, 3 to 4 hours.
• Beat the whipping cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Arrange a layer of half of the banana slices on the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish. Add a layer of half the pineapple followed by half of the coconut pudding and a layer of half of the wafers. Top with some whipped cream and repeat to make a second layer.
• Top with the remaining whipped cream and the toasted coconut flakes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to overnight before serving.

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a 4 or 5-quart slow cooker with butter-flavored cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, pineapple, and dried tropical mix.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together coconut milk, rum, nectar, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and salt. Pour over bread mixture. Stir until well combined and bread is saturated.
• Transfer to slow cooker. Dot with butter. Cover and cook on low setting for 3 to 4 hours.

Steps:

• Spray inside of 4 or 5 quart slow cooker with butter-flavored cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, pineapple, and dried tropical fruit.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together coconut milk, rum, nectar, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and salt. Pour over bread mixture. Stir until well combined and bread is saturated.
• Transfer to slow cooker. Dot with butter. Cover and cook on low setting for 3-4 hours. Check to make sure sides do not burn.

Steps:

• Mix egg yolks, sugar and butter together.
• Add milk slowly. Add bread, coconut, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• Use baking pan (greased) and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Serves 8.

Steps:

• Peel off brown crust from bread and cut bread into bite sized pieces and place into a 13x9x2 inch pan that has been sprayed/greased.
• Top bread cubes with apple pie filling.
• In medium sized pot scald milk; then stir in sugar and butter till it melts. Remove from heat and cool somewhat.
• Combine eggs with some of the milk mixture (tempering) and then add all back to pot. Pour over bread and apple pie filling. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
• Store in refrigerator. I much prefer mine chilled, as opposed to warm, but either way it's good!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix milk, sugar, buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon together in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
• Tear each roll into 6 pieces. Add bread to the mixing bowl with raisins; mix gently until just moistened. Pinch bits of cream cheese over the bread mixture and fold in. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together, except bread.
• Fold in bread gently.
• Pour into 2-quart unbuttered casserole dish.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Top with raisins and serve.