Strawberries & Cream Bread Pudding

Isa Chandra Moskowitz is a fabulous vegan cookbook author. All of her recipes are easy and fun and have a joyous quality about them. This recipe from her book, Isa Does It, puts coconut milk and almond milk to good use. You won’t miss the dairy at all. In fact, the lighter quality of this bread pudding is a welcomed change. Make sure to use day-old bread. It soaks up the custard just right.

Total time: 1 hour
Active time: 20 minutes

Sometimes I stare at my bakery-fresh bread with laser eyes, trying to make it a little bit stale so that I can make bread pudding. It doesn’t usually work, but there is no better use for day-old bread than bread pudding! This version is rich with coconut milk and juicy sweet strawberries bleeding into the batter. It’s so creamy and berrylicious. Serve warm with a little coconut-based vanilla ice cream for added decadence.

_{Recipe reprinted from Isa Does It. Copyright 2013 by Isa Moskowitz Chandra. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or printed without permission in writing from the publisher. Reprinted by arrangement with Little, Brown and Company. Photographs by Vanessa Rees.}