Rainforest Cafe Monkey Business

Posted by GayleL at anonymous 6/4/01 10:02:54 pm

Source: Rainforest Cafe/Denver Rocky Mountain News - IDunno4Recipes - from Rudy2 Tuesday, May 02, 2000 06:38 AM

1 pound firm white bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/3 cup dried apricots, thinly sliced
1/2 cup sweetened coconut, shredded
2 cups whole milk
2 1/2 cups canned cream of coconut, such as
    Coco Casa or Coco Lopez
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
6 large eggs

Garnish
Vanilla ice cream
Whipped cream
Toasted coconut
Chocolate shavings
Powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottom of 9 x 13 x 2-inch pan with half of bread. Evenly sprinkle half of apricots and shredded coconut over bread. Top with remaining bread cubes, apricots and coconut. Distribute evenly.