Pina Colada Bread Pudding (Crock Pot )or (Oven)

Posted for love4culinary. This tweaked tropical bread pudding is made easy in a crock pot. Serve with Grand Marnier Sauce Grand Marnier Orange Sauce or pineapple ice cream.

• Ready In: 6 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• Custard mixture

• 12  ounces  pineapple juice
• 12  ounces evaporated milk
• 1  teaspoon lime zest or 1  teaspoon lemon zest
• 1  cup cream of coconut
• 6  eggs
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup light rum (or pineapple flavored works good in this)
• 1  cup raisins (or dried fruit of choice like dried cherries apricots, blueberries)
• 8  ounces  crushed pineapple in juice
• 1  lb  bread, 1 inch cubes
• 1  tablespoon butter, softened
•  cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup coconut (can be mixed into the custard mixture) (optional)

Directions

1. In blender or food processor, fitted with a metal blade, combine all the custard ingredients. Set aside.
2. Combine raisins and crushed pineapple (and the juice); set aside.
3. Place about 1/3 of bread cubes in slow cooker, place 1/3 of raisin/pineapple mixtures. Repeat 2 more times. Then pour the custard mixture over all. pressing so all the bread soaks in the custard mixture.
4. top with butter, cinnamon.
5. Cover and cook on LOW 6 hours.
6. Or.
7. Place it in a well buttered 9 by 13 casserole.
8. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
9. Serve hot with recipe #52907 or pineapple ice cream.