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Pineapple Coconut Pudding by Magnolia Days

Happy Piña Colada Day! Yep, July 10th is a day to celebrate the tropical cocktail. Of course, if you are reading this on any other day then Belated Happy Piña Colada Day! My fond memories of the drink go back to when I was first married. Friends would come over and I’d make oodles of them. Remembering those days made me smile when I made Pineapple Coconut Pudding.

Those Piña Colada weekends happened 33 years ago. And coincidentally right about this time. We were married in June and so July was when those times were in full swing. I made so many batches I cleaned out the stock of sweetened coconut milk and pineapple juice from the local store. We bought rum by the gallon. Our little apartment was packed full of friends sipping on the frozen cocktail.

Now I’ll take the flavors over the drink. Plus my days of sipping on sweetened coconut milk are over. Give me a Classic Gibson Martini or wine instead. Pineapple and coconut really are two things I’ll use in cooking and baking often. That goes especially for coconut.

Pineapple Coconut Pudding is a creamy and cool dessert with tropical flavors. It's easy to make with only a few ingredients. It's gluten-free and dairy-free.

Who is celebrating Piña Colada Day? Me and a whole bunch of Sunday Supper tastemakers. The theme of the virtual celebration is coconut. You know I was excited the moment I saw it. Only thing was to figure out what to make. My initial thoughts went straight to Thai food. It’s because coconut milk is used often in the cuisine.

I headed straight for my cookbook collection. I have a few for Thai food. While looking at every recipe with coconut milk I ran across one for pudding. It sparked my interest and I decided to give it a try with my own adaptation. The result is a pudding like no other I’ve had.

Pineapple Coconut Pudding by Magnolia Days

Pineapple Coconut Pudding is smooth and creamy. Yet the creaminess is not like a regular milk based pudding like my Vanilla Pudding. Its texture comes from the silkiness quality of coconut milk. Oh and it’s almost translucent. I wanted to put that out there in case you are expecting something similar to the filling of a coconut cream pie. This pudding is quite different.

The pudding fits with special dietary needs too. It’s both gluten and dairy free. There are only four ingredients (not counting toppings). It’s easy to make because all you do is put those ingredients in a pan, whisk, bring to a boil, and then pour it into bowls and chill.

Pineapple Coconut Pudding by Magnolia Days

How about more coconut recipes? Scroll down below the recipe and big collage photo to find a list. Also look at my Lemon Coconut Bars and Thai Yellow Curry Shrimp. Big thanks to Constance of Cosmopolitan Cornbread for hosting the Sunday Supper Piña Colada Day celebration.

Pineapple Coconut Pudding by Magnolia Days
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Pineapple Coconut Pudding

Pineapple Coconut Pudding is a creamy and cool dessert with tropical flavors. It's easy to make with only a few ingredients.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Thai
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Renee Dobbs

Ingredients

  • 2 cups coconut milk well-stirred
  • 3/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup diced fresh pineapple
  • 1/4 cup lightly toasted coconut flakes

Instructions

  1. Whisk together coconut milk, pineapple juice, sugar, and cornstarch in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
  2. Continue whisking slowly until mixture comes to a full boil and thickens.
  3. Ladle into 4 small bowls or ramekins.
  4. Place plastic wrap directly on surfaces. Cool to room temperature then chill overnight.
  5. Serve topped with fresh pineapple and toasted coconut flakes.

Recipe Notes

Pineapple Coconut Pudding is a creamy and cool dessert with tropical flavors. It's easy to make with only a few ingredients.

Recipe adapted from one in the Easy Thai Cooking cookbook (Amazon affiliate link).

Pineapple Coconut Pudding is a creamy and cool dessert with tropical flavors. It's easy to make with only a few ingredients. It's gluten-free and dairy-free.

It’s a National Piña Colada Day celebration! Take a look at these recipes with coconut by Sunday Supper tastemakers:

Great Starts

Dive in with Sides and Appetizers

Coco-Nutty Main Dishes

“Col-lots-a” Desserts

Sweet to Sip Beverages

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Carlee

Sunday 10th of July 2016

I'd rather have the pudding than the drink too, though I am not sure I'd turn down either if offered! This looks great!

Liz

Sunday 10th of July 2016

Wow, so easy and yummy! I'll take mine with all the toppings!

Barrie

Sunday 10th of July 2016

It looks like a sunshine! I love pudding so will have to try this creamy coconut recipe!

Cindys Recipes and Writings

Sunday 10th of July 2016

Another winner, Renee!

Constance Smith | Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Sunday 10th of July 2016

There is simply not enough pudding in my life. I should remedy that :)