Coconut Croissant Bread Pudding

Submitted by michaela1112

"This is a delicious melding of Bread Pudding and Coconut... a must try."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 8 egg yolks, shopping list
• 4 whole eggs
• 2 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 5 large croissants, pastries
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, for dusting, if desired

directions

1. Whisk together egg yolks, eggs, milk, coconut milk, sugar, coconut extract, vanilla extract and salt.
2. Coat a 2 1/2 quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cut croissants in half horizontally. Place bottom halves, cut-side up, in prepared pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips, and coconut. Cover with top halves of croissants, cut-side down. Pour egg mixture over top. Top with baking sheet weighted down with cans so croissants get pressed down and submerged in liquid. Let stand 30 minutes.
3. Heat oven to 350. Remove baking sheet used as weight.
4. Cover pudding loosely with foil. Place pudding in a larger pan on oven rack. Pour hot water into larger pan to reach depth of 1 inch.
5. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Remove foil: bake an additional 30 minutes or until temperature registers 160F on an instant-read thermometer. Carefully remove dish to wire rack; cool slightly. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.