• Prep Time 30 minutes
  • Cook Time 30 minutes
  • Serving For 8 people
  • Difficulty Normal
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Recipe Description

Kaya is a sweet, custard-like coconut caramel similar to dulce de leche. It is often served at breakfast, spread on grilled toast with a pat of butter. This bread pudding uses kaya to give traditional bread pudding a special Malaysian twist.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Jackie M.

This recipe is best with
Anchor Unsalted Butter

Recipe Ingredient

  • 40 g sultanas (1/4 cup)
  • 80 ml hot water (1/3 cup)
  • 50 g butter (softened, divided)
  • 400 ml coconut cream (1 can)
  • 4 large eggs
  • A pinch sea salt
  • 10 thick slices soft fruit bread
  • 250 ml Kaya (divided, plus extra to serve, 1 cup)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp raw sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
  2. Soak sultanas in hot water until plump, about 5 minutes. Rub half the butter across base and sides of a 22x33 cm baking dish.
  3. Whisk coconut cream, eggs and salt until well combined. Drain sultanas and whisk soaking liquid into coconut mixture.
  4. Coat bread slices in coconut mixture and layer in buttered dish, adding a spoonful of kaya jam and some sultanas between each slice.
  5. Pour any lingering coconut mixture over bread. Spoon remaining kaya over the top, dot with butter and sprinkle with sugar.
  6. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes until golden brown and bubbly. Serve warm or at room temperature with a bit of extra kaya drizzled over the top.
  7. Notes: The recipe can be halved and prepared in a square 20cm cake tin.

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1 thought on “Kaya Bread Pudding”

  1. Rose Martine - February 10, 2020 at 12:23 pm

    This recipe is AMAZING. I will eat this for the rest of my life! So good and easy-peasy.
    Regards
    rose martine

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