dee's delicious pina colada bread pudding

Ingredients For dee's delicious pina colada bread pudding

• 5 c

  or 2 -3 lg criossants or soft dinner rolls(set out to dry overnite)
• 1/4 c

  dark rum
• 1 - 13oz can

  cream of coconut
• 1 - 1/2 c

  1/2 & 1/2 or 1 - 13 oz can evaporated milk
• 5 lg

  eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
• 3/4 c

  sugar
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1 tsp

  coconut extract or emulsion
• 1 - 20 oz can

  crushed pineapple, squeeze excess juice out till fairly dry and simmer juice to reduce by 1/2. reserve 2 tbl for rum sauce, add remainder to custard sauce.
• 1 c

  toasted flaked coconut
• RUM CUSTARD SAUCE
• 3/4 c

  sugar
• 5 tsp

  cornstarch
• 1 dash

  salt
• 2 c

  1/2 & 1/2 or evaporated milk
• 2 Tbsp

  reserved pineapple juice
• 2 lg

  egg yolks
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1 tsp

  coconut extract or emulsion
• 2 - 3 Tbsp

  dark rum, to desired rum flavor