Dessert: Coconut Pineapple Blueberry Bread Pudding with Bourbon Caramel Sauce

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Pineapple

Health and fertility benefits of Coconut Pineapple Blueberry Bread Pudding with Bourbon Caramel Sauce

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Pineapples are loaded with vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium.

Ingredients

1 loaf of bread, cut into 1 to 1 1/2-inch cubes (such as Greek peasant bread)
4 cups milk
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup half-and-half
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 can crushed pineapple
1 cup blueberries
Shredded coconut, for topping
Bourbon Caramel Sauce, for drizzling, recipe follows

Instructions

Place the cubed bread in an uncovered bowl and let stale overnight. The next day, soak the bread in the milk for at least 1 hour. After soaking, squeeze and break apart the bread. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, half-and-half and vanilla. Then mix in the soaked bread cubes, the pineapple and blueberries. Let sit for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 285 degrees F. Fill mini loaf pans or cupcake tins, scatter coconut over top, and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool and serve with a drizzle of the Bourbon Caramel Sauce. This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and may have been scaled down from a bulk recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
Mix the cream, sugar, butter and honey in a heavy-duty 6-quart stainless steel pot. Bring to a boil and cook for 12 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and bourbon.

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