Caramelized Pineapple Pudding Cakes

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in

By Rose Levy Beranbaum

Published 2009

  • About

With a little effort, you can make this three-star restaurant dessert from New York’s Mercer Kitchen with great success at home. The elegant, soufflélike dessert propels the concept of pudding to stellar heights. Make it for New Year’s Eve and other holidays, or any occasion when the intention is to dazzle and delight.

Ingredients

Brioche

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Method

Plan Ahead

Dry the brioche cubes 8 hours ahead. Soak the brioche cubes at least 2 hours ahead. The pudding cakes must be baked 6 to 12 hours ahead.

Cut the Brioche

Trim the crust from the brioche and cut it into ¾-inch cubes. You will need about 4 heaping