Cranberry Coconut Bread Pudding Pie Recipes

CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer half of the bread cubes, cranberries and orange zest. Repeat layers. Drizzle with butter. , In a large bowl, beat the eggs, milk, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla until blended; pour over bread mixture. Let stand for 15-30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. , Bake, uncovered, for 65-75 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean., For sauce, in a small heavy saucepan, whisk egg yolks and sugar. Stir in cream and orange zest strip. Cook over low heat about 15-20 minutes or until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring constantly but gently. Do not allow to boil. Immediately transfer to a bowl., Place bowl in an ice-water bath for a few minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in extract. Discard orange zest. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve with bread pudding.

BREAD PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Arrange bread in bottom of pie crust. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla; pour over bread. Sprinkle with nutmeg and dot with butter. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°., Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes longer. Cover edge loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.

CRANBERRY-COCONUT BREAD PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Put dried cranberries and spiced rum in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high 1 minute or until hot. Remove and let stand 15 minutes or until cranberries are softened and plumped. Drain, reserving liquid for the Cranberry-Rum Sauce (about 2 Tbsp).
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 350ºF. You'll need a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate and a large roasting pan. Bring about 8 cups water to a boil in microwave or on stove.
• Whisk eggs, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg in a large bowl until blended. Whisk in heavy cream and milk. Set aside.
• Slice bread into 3/4-in. slices. Reserve 10 of the nicest (for the "crust"), then cut remaining into bite-size chunks.
• Dip each of the 10 slices of bread into the egg mixture until generously and evenly moistened. Arrange the slices vertically around the edge of the dish. (The slices should extend a little above the rim.) Press the bottoms of the slices against the dish to fit its shape.
• In a large bowl, toss remaining bread chunks, the drained cranberries and 3/4 cup of the coconut. Fill center of pie plate with mixture. Pour egg mixture evenly over top, making sure to soak all the bread pieces. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup coconut.
• Put pie plate into roasting pan; place on oven rack. Pour hot water into pan to come about halfway up sides of pie plate.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes, until golden and firm in center. Serve warm with Cranberry-Rum Sauce.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, whisk 1 cup canned jellied cranberry sauce, 2 Tbsp spiced rum (use the reserved liquid from soaking the cranberries), 2 Tbsp water and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Microwave on high 2 minutes. Whisk and microwave 1 minute more until smooth and hot.

CRANBERRY PUDDING

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in cranberries. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, for sauce, combine sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan. Add water and stir until smooth. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir 3 minutes more. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Cool slightly; serve over warm pudding. Refrigerate leftover sauce.

CRANBERRY-COCONUT BREAD PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Put dried cranberries and spiced rum in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high 1 minute or until hot. Remove and let stand 15 minutes or until cranberries are softened and plumped. Drain, reserving liquid for the Cranberry-Rum Sauce (about 2 Tbsp).
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 350ºF. You'll need a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate and a large roasting pan. Bring about 8 cups water to a boil in microwave or on stove.
• . Whisk eggs, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg in a large bowl until blended. Whisk in heavy cream and milk. Set aside.
• Slice bread into 3/4-in. slices. Reserve 10 of the nicest (for the "crust"), then cut remaining into bite-size chunks.
• Dip each of the 10 slices of bread into the egg mixture until generously and evenly moistened. Arrange the slices vertically around the edge of the dish. (The slices should extend a little above the rim.) Press the bottoms of the slices against the dish to fit its shape.
• In a large bowl, toss remaining bread chunks, the drained cranberries and 3/4 cup of the coconut. Fill center of pie plate with mixture. Pour egg mixture evenly over top, making sure to soak all the bread pieces. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup coconut.
• Put pie plate into roasting pan; place on oven rack. Pour hot water into pan to come about halfway up sides of pie plate.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes, until golden and firm in center. Serve warm with Cranberry-Rum Sauce.
• Cranberry-Rum Sauce: In a microwave-safe bowl, whisk cranberry sauce, spiced rum , water and vanilla extract. Microwave on high 2 minutes. Whisk and microwave 1 minute more until smooth and hot.