Ingredients
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1/3 cup raisins
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4 tablespoons dark rum, split for soaking raisins and for sauce
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1/2 ounce unsweetened butter
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8 cups diced challah
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1 large mango, peeled cored and diced
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4 large eggs
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2 cups milk
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1/4 cup flaked coconut
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1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/2 vanilla bean, scraped from pod
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1/2 cup light brown sugar
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
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3 1/2 ounces unsalted butter
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1 cup brown sugar
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1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Soak raisins in rum for 15 minutes then strain reserving rum for sauce.
- Butter a 9x11 casserole pan with 1/2 ounce butter.
- Place bread cubes in prepared pan top with raisins.
- Process in a food processor the egg mixture ingredients till smooth. Pour over bread, cover with plastic wrap and let soak for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven 350. Bake for 40 minutes top with 1 tablespoon coconut and bake 5-10 more minutes.
- Meanwhile melt the butter add 1 cup brown sugar and cream stir till dissolved. Add rum that was used to soak raisins.
- Serve pudding hot with lots of sauce and garnish with sliced mango.