Blueberry Pineapple Croissant Pudding Or Pie Recipes

BLUEBERRY CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread out croissant cubes on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until croissant cubes are very dry, 30 to 35 minutes. Turn off the oven and cool cubes slightly.
• Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish, add dried croissants, and evenly distribute the blueberries among the croissant cubes.
• Whisk eggs together in a large bowl. Add milk, heavy cream, sugar, butter, almond extract, cinnamon, and salt; whisk until well blended. Pour the custard mixture over the croissants, and push croissant cubes down with the palm of your hand or a large spatula to fully submerge. Cover the dish and refrigerate for 2 hours to allow the bread to absorb all of the custard.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until the top is puffed and golden and the custard is set in the center, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove the bread pudding to a rack and let cool for 10 minutes.

BLUEBERRY-PINEAPPLE PINA COLADA PIE

Steps:

• Roll out and fit pastry into a 9-inch pie pan; sculpt the edge into an upstanding ridge; place in freezer for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• In a bowl, combine the blueberries, pineapple, and pina colada concentrate in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, mix the sugar and cornstarch together in a small bowl, then stir the mixture into the fruit.
• Stir in the rum, coconut extract, and salt; scrape the filling into the chilled pie shell; smooth the top with a spoon.
• Place the pie on the center oven rack and bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make coconut crumb topping: add flour, coconut, sugar, and salt to a food processor; pulse briefly to mix.
• Scatter the butter over the top and pulse until the mixture starts to form gravelly crumbs.
• Dump the crumbs into a large bowl and rub between your fingers to form large, buttery crumbs; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Remove pie from oven and decrease temperature to 375°; carefully dump the crumbs in the center of the pie, spreading them evenly over the surface; tamp them down lightly.
• Return pie to oven, rotate 180°; slide a large foil lined baking sheet onto the rack below to catch any spills.
• Continue baking about 30 minutes until juices bubble thickly around the edge.
• If top starts to get too brown, cover loosely with foil for the last 15 minutes.
• Transfer pie to a wire rack; let cool for at least 1 hour before serving.