Tropical Pudding
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 12
 
Tropical Pudding - Vanilla Wafers topped with pineapple, strawberries, coconut, homemade vanilla pudding, chopped pecans and homemade whipped cream.
Ingredients
  • 1 Box Vanilla Wafers
  • 2 Cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Cups Milk
  • 4 Egg yolks
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 8 ounce Can Crushed Pineapple
  • ½ Cup Strawberries, chopped
  • ½ Cup Shredded Coconut
  • 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • ¼ Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 Cup Pecans, toasted and chopped
  • ¼ Cup Maraschino Cherries
Instructions
  1. First, separate the egg yolks and place in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Wisk well.
  2. Next, mix the granulated sugar and milk in a 2-quart saucepan.
  3. Turn the heat on medium-high and stir constantly.
  4. Once the milk is hot, temper the egg yolks by slowly pouring ½ cup hot milk into the egg yolks while constantly whisking.
  5. Then, slowly whisk the egg and milk mixture back into the milk in the saucepan.
  6. Continue whisking until the mixture thickens.
  7. Remove from heat and whisk in the butter and vanilla extract.
  8. Arrange the vanilla wafers in the bottom of your serving dish.
  9. Next, evenly distribute the crushed pineapple, chopped strawberries, and coconut over the wafers.
  10. Then pour the warm pudding evenly over the mixture.
  11. Top with the chopped pecans.
  12. Allow the pudding to cool.
  13. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the heavy cream with the powdered sugar until thick and fluffy.
  14. Spread over the pudding.
  15. Finally, top with Maraschino Cherries and serve at room temperature or chilled.
Recipe by In The Kitchen With April at http://www.inthekitchenwithapril.com/2017/06/tropical-pudding.html