Day 11 Dessert Thursday

Well the week is winding down and feeling the need for something sweet so Thursdays are going to be dedicated to just that.  Of course some of those sweets may be wildly decadent, others lighter with a healthier flair, I hope I can reach every palate and taste.  "Seize the moment! Remember all those women on the 'Titanic" who waved off the dessert cart." Erma Bombeck. 



So who might our dessert hound be today, hands down, Lori Weston. 

She just strikes as a girl who knows what she want, yet so knows how to keep a secret at the same time.  Playful, funny, and yet the girl can put up with the big boys. Lori has gotten a bad rap just for being the new girl in the mix.  So let's show some love here.  Of course the hard part was choosing between deeply decadent or fruity. Today is fruity, and Lori I owe you a real decadent one, promise!

Lori’s Coco Loco Pineapple Bread Pudding

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 tbsp rum or coconut rum (may use 1-2tsp coconut extract)

5 slices white bread, crusts removed and cubed

1 can crushed pineapple, drained reserve juice

½ cup shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease soufflé dish.  Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time then add milk and vanilla.                       Toss bread cubes and pineapple in soufflé dish, pour mixture over bread.  If not moist use reserved pineapple juice as additional liquid.  Top with coconut.   Pudding for 40 to 45 minutes. **As always there are options, the rum or coconut rum can be excluded even omit the coconut extract.  No shredded coconut no problem,  also you can switch out coconut milk for regular milk as well.  Play have fun, if you come up with a new twist let me know.**