Pineapple Biscuit Pudding

Courtesy : Mrs.Sujaya Byju (Sis-in-law)
This comes from my Akka's (as she is fondly called..) Kitchen!! A perfect dessert for Potluck Parties, this is an all time hit among kids.

 

You'll need :

• Milk Biscuits : 10-12 (unsalted and non cream, any regular biscuits/cookies)
• Pineapple : 1cup- chopped
• Cocoa pwd : 1tbsp
• Instant Coffee pwd : 1/2 tsp
• Sugar : 1tbsp
• Pwd Sugar : 1tbsp
• Unsalted Butter : 1tbsp
• Dry Fruits : 1/2 cup- chopped
• Milk : 1tsp
• Water : 1cup

Method :

• Mix together Cocoa pwd, coffee pwd and 1tbsp sugar with little water to make a thick paste. This is the Cocoa-coffee mix for this pudding.
• Now, beat the butter with pwd sugar and milk till it becomes fluffy.
• Add 1tsp of the Cocoa-coffee mix to the above butter and blend again.
• Meanwhile,tip in the pineapples in a pan with little water and cover cook to soften them.
• Once the pineapples are softened, drain and cool aside.
• Now, take 4 biscuits and dip in the cocoa-coffee mix and layer them onto the pudding tray.
• Top this layer with a spread of the butter mix, chopped nuts and pineapple.
• Give a third layer of the biscuits dipped in cocoa-coffee mix again and repeat till all layers are complete.
• Keep it in refrigerator for 2-3hrs.
• Crumble the biscuits with a fork and serve chilled.