Surprise your guests with these insanely bizarre treats, that actually tastes sweet and tropical! These sweet deviled eggs will be a HIT for April Fools Day!
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WAIT! Before you X out the tab, hear me out. This’s not as bad as you may think!
In fact, these are super delicious, sweet and tropical dessert you have to make and try! And prank your friends and family at the same time. Because there’s no actual egg involved in this!!
What is pina colada deviled eggs?
These sweet deviled eggs are made of sweet Hawaiin coconut pudding (or Haupia) and fluffy pineapple whipped cream (or you can also use pineapple curd!).
Seriously, you won’t even know that these aren’t real eggs, until you take a bite! The texture, the look, everything looks and feels like a hard-boiled egg!
Here’s the back story…
It all started with me blurting out something ridiculous as my husband and I were catching up in the evening. I meant to share my fabulous idea for pina colada angel food cake (have you seen that recipe yet? It’s da bomb, by the way!). But instead I blurted out “pina colada deviled eggs”. Now imagine that in the most excited, can’t-wait-to-make-it-kind of voice!
Garrat didn’t miss the opportunity to pick on me and started insisting I make pina colada deviled eggs. “For shits and giggles, you know? How insanely crazy would that be?! Perfect April Fool’s Day dessert!”, he said. You see, I’m not the one who’d make something just to throw out. And I resisted.
Anyway, long story short… Not long after that, I made coconut haupia that we brought from Hawaii. It’s heavenly coconut pudding dessert with jello-like consistency.
As we devoured it in one sitting, an idea popped up. Why not to make pina colada dessert that looks like deviled eggs. With a cherry on top, just to throw off the guests.
OR better yet, omit the cherries, and watch your guests take their first bite of “deviled eggs”!
What is haupia?
Haupia is a sweet coconut pudding dessert with jello-like consistency, a popular Hawaiin treat!
Haupia is typically made with cornstarch as the main thickening agent. However for this recipe, I prefer to use agar agar for firmer texture.
What you’ll need:
- Haupia coconut pudding – This sweet jello-like coconut pudding dessert is perfect base for our sweet deviled eggs. You can use a ready Haupia mix, or you can make it from scratch as written below. It makes a perfect “egg white” for our sweet deviled eggs.
- Agar agar is a tasteless and odorless thickening agent. It’s vegetarian gelatin substitute derived from seaweed.
- Sugar is for sweetening the pudding.
- Coconut milk – I recommend full-fat canned coconut milk.
- Crushed pineapple – To make an easy pineapple whipped cream, we’ll use canned crushed pineapple.
- Heavy cream is the base of the filling for the “deviled eggs”. Keep it chilled until ready to whip.
- Yellow food coloring to add more color to the whipped cream to make it more realistic filling.
How to make sweet “delived eggs”:
It’s pretty simple dessert to make. You can prepare the coconut pudding a day in advance.
1. Make haupia coconut pudding
- Combine agar agar and water in a medium saucepan.
- Whisk and bring it to a boil over medium heat, about 2 minutes.
- Add sugar and coconut milk and continue cooking, whisking occasionally, for another 2 minutes.
- Pour into the silicone egg molds. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
2. Make pineapple whipped cream
- Drain pineapple and run it in a blender until pureed.
- Whip the heavy cream until hard peaks form.
- Mix the whipped cream, pureed pineapple and yellow food coloring.
- Transfer into a piping bag.
3. Assemble the deviled eggs
- Carefully remove the coconut pudding from the mold and arrange on a platter.
- Scoop out a dent in the “egg halves” using a small spoon.
- Pipe the pineapple whipped cream on pudding. Alternatively, you can make pineapple curd instead of pineapple whipped cream.
If desired, you can decorate the deviled eggs with maraschino cherries.
Make-Ahead Tips:
- You can prepare the coconut pudding egg halves a day or two in advance. Refrigerate in airtight container.
- Pineapple whipped cream is not ideal for making in advance. But you can make pineapple curd instead for the filling. It’s much stirdier filling. You can prepare it 6 days in advance.
Pina Colada Deviled Eggs
Ingredients
For coconut pudding:
- 1 ½ teaspoons (4 g) agar agar powder
- 1 cup (240 ml) water
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (240 g) coconut milk Note 2
For pineapple whipped cream:
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy whipping cream
- 1 (8oz) can (240 ml) pineapple chunks
- ¼ -½ teaspoon yellow food coloring
For garnish:
- 16 maraschino cherries optional
Instructions
To make coconut pudding:
- In a medium saucepan, combine agar agar and water. Whisk and bring it to a boil over medium heat, about 2 minutes.
- Add sugar and coconut milk and continue cooking, whisking occasionally, for another 2 minutes.
- Divide the mixture into 16 egg shape silicone mold. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
To make pineapple whipped cream:
- Make the pineapple whipped cream right before serving.
- Drain pineapple and run it in a blender until pureed.
- Whip the heavy cream until hard peaks form.
- Mix the whipped cream, pureed pineapple and yellow food coloring. Transfer into a piping bag.
To assemble the "deviled eggs":
- Carefully remove the coconut pudding from the mold and arrange on a platter.
- Scoop out a dent in the “egg halves” using a small spoon.
- Pipe the pineapple whipped cream on pudding and top with maraschino cherries, if desired.
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