Butter Rum Yum

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 cups french bread, stale, cubed
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, divided use
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 cups milk, low fat is fine
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch clove, ground (optional)
• 2 cups light cream
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sour cream, low fat is fine
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup coconut, toasted if desired

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a blender or food processor combine ginger, cinnamon, cloves-if using, milk, eggs, and a 1/2 cup of coconut. blend until pulverized and well mixed.
• 3 pour into large mixing bowl add cream, brown sugar, vanilla, melted butter and remaining 1/2 cup coconut. mix well to incorporate all ingredients.
• 4 add bread cubes and stir until thoroughly mixed.
• 5 pour bread mixture into buttered 10x13 pan and bake for 1 hour or until the center is firm.
• 6 remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
• 7 butter rum raisin sauce: while pudding is baking heat water and raisins just to a low boil. remove from heat and allow to soak until raisins plump.
• 8 after removing pudding from oven, strain water from raisins into a heat proof measuring cup. add water if needed to equal 1/2 cup liquid. return liquid to pan and add brown sugar and butter. cook stirring constantly until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
• 9 remove from heat and stir in rum and raisins. keep warm until serving.
• 10 sweetened coconut cream: in a small bowl thoroughly combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla. place a dollop of cream on each serving and sprinkle with coconut.
• 11 to serve: cut pudding into 12 equal pieces. spoon a little butter rum raisin sauce over each serving and top with sweetened coconut cream as directed.
• 12 turn on some great caribbean music and enjoy mon, enjoy!