Alfred'S Hawaiian Bread Pudding

• Bread Pudding:
• 1 (1-pound) King's Hawaiian Sweet Bread - cut into cubes or tear into pieces
• 8 large eggs
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips (adjust the amount & kind of chocolate chips to your preference)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped macademia nuts (again adjust to your liking) - toast lightly before topping bread pudding.
• Glaze:
• 1 (10 - 12 oz.) can coconut milk
• 1 cup powdered sugar

1. To make bread pudding:
2. 1.tightly butter a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Layer the bottom of prepared dish with bread cubes first, then sprinkle in the chocolate chips throughout. Repeat the layering with rest of bread and chocolate chips.
3. 2.tn a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, milk, vanilla extract and sugar to blend.
4. 3.tour custard over the bread cubes, and press the bread cubes gently to submerge. Let stand for 30 minutes, occasionally pressing the bread cubes into custard mixture. (Recipe can be prepared up to this point 2 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
5. 4.treheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake until the pudding puffs and is set in the center, about 45 minutes (if not ready, keep baking little more & checking each 5 minutes increment.)
6. 5.tet cool slightly before drizzling coconut glaze.
7. ***** While the pudding is baking, work on the coconut glaze.
8. To make the coconut glaze:
9. 1.tour the can of coconut milk and powdered sugar into a small pot.
10. 2.timmer over medium-low heat until the glaze thickens, stirring constantly.
11. 3.tet aside until bread pudding is ready to glaze.
12. 4.tpoon glaze over the entire bread pudding and top with toasted macademia nuts before serving. Or serve a piece of bread pudding into each serving bowl then drizzle glaze and top with nuts individually. Enjoy!

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/alfreds-hawaiian-bread-pudding-50090599 (may not work)