The Secret Ingredient (Coconut): Double Coconut Rice Pudding

The Secret Ingredient (Coconut): Double Coconut Rice Pudding
The Secret Ingredient (Coconut): Double Coconut Rice Pudding might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 399 calories, 4g of protein, and 25g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. If you have salt, vanilla bean, heavy cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours.

Instructions

1
Put the rice and 3 cups of water in a medium saucepot. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, cover, and simmer the rice until tender, about 18 minutes.
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Drain in a fine mesh colander.
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Put the rice back in the pot with the coconut milk, sugar, salt, and dried coconut. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise, and scrape out the seeds.
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Add the seeds and the pod to the rice. Cook on the lowest heat, uncovered, until thick: 40 minutes. Turn off the heat, and stir in the cream.
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Remove the vanilla pod, and discard.
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Spoon the pudding into 6 serving dish, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
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Place a wide sauté pan over medium heat, and add the remaining 6 tablespoons dried coconut. Toast the coconut, stirring often, until just golden, but not brown—less than 90 seconds. Take out of the pan immediately so it doesn’t burn, and sprinkle over the cups of rice pudding.
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Ready In3 hrs
Servings6
Health Score3
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