Coconut Pain Perdu

Name: Coconut Pain Perdu
Yield: serves 6 on it¿s own or 10 as part of fourplay
Ingredients: 1 cup (250g) canned coconut milk; 1/2 cup (120g) heavy cream; 3 extra-large eggs; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (175g) sugar; 2 tablespoons (30g) Malibu coconut rum; 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped; Brioche (page 194); Clarified butter; Cream Cheese Ice Cream (page 223); Papaya-Lime Compote (page 251); Sliced papaya; Dried shredded unsweetened coconut (optional)

December 9, 2011

I like eating breakfast in the middle of the day and even for dinner, so why not turn a breakfast dish into dessert? This version of French toast is highlighted by seasonal exotic fruits—the acidity of papaya and lime taming the sweetness of the coconut.

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