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This island-inspired mango-coconut bread pudding is a tropical-tasting treat that you won't soon forget. Mangoes are now as common a fruit as oranges in your supermarket's produce section. (Recipe by Donna Shields, who lives in Key West, Florida, and, as the author of Caribbean Light, frequently incorporates mangoes into her favorite dishes.)

Recipe by Cooking Light January 2000

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Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Recipe Summary

Yield:
8 servings
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Preheat oven to 350°.

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  • To prepare bread pudding, combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in bread and mango. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Pour mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Sprinkle with coconut. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until set. Let stand 30 minutes before serving.

  • To prepare sauce, combine sugar and nectar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Combine the cornstarch and evaporated milk in a small bowl. Add cornstarch mixture to nectar mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Serve warm over bread pudding.

Nutrition Facts

285 calories; calories from fat 24%; fat 7.6g; saturated fat 3g; mono fat 1.1g; poly fat 0.6g; protein 6.7g; carbohydrates 48.4g; fiber 1.5g; cholesterol 61mg; iron 1.3mg; sodium 234mg; calcium 118mg.
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