DAY Recipe

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Here’s a rich, creamy classic with a tropical twist. Begin preparing it a day ahead.

Makes 6 servings.

INGREDIENTS
1/2cup plus 6 teaspoons sugar
6large egg yolks
1large egg
2cups whipping cream
2/3cup unsweetened canned coconut milk*
2/3cup flaked sweetened coconut
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place six 3/4-cup [...]

Ella Brennan, who has been called the “queen of Creole cuisine,” tasted her first bread pudding long ago. “It was my mother’s,” she says. “You never had anything like it.”
These days, people say the same thing about the bread pudding at Brennan’s famous Commander’s Palace restaurant in New Orleans. “Our bread pudding soufflé outsells all [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 cup gingersnap crumbs (about 9 large cookies)
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup butter , melted
2 (8ounce)packages cream cheese , softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground cloves
1/3 cup packed brown sugar

DIRECTIONS

Grease 9-inch springform pan; line side with parchment or waxed paper.Centre pan on square of heavy duty foil; press to side of pan.
In bowl, combine cookie crumbs, pecans and butter; press evenly over bottom pan.Bake in 350°F oven for [...]

INGREDIENTS

3 cups whipping cream
6 large egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar , plus
2 tablespoons sugar , plus more
sugar , for topping
1/2 cup canned pumpkin , plus
3 tablespoons canned pumpkin
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons cognac (optional)or rum (optional)or brandy (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.Place 8 6-oz ramekins or custard cups in a heavy-duty roasting pan.
Heat whipping cream to just under a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat.Remove from heat.
Combine remaining ingredients in a large mixing [...]