Pineapple Rice Pudding

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 cups milk, divided
• 3 cups cooked long-grain rice
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pineapple sauce

• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, combine 3 1/2 c milk, rice, sugar, and salt; bring to a boil over medium heat.
2. Cook for 15 minutes or until thick and creamy, stirring occasionally.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese.
4. Beat in eggs and remaining milk.
5. Stir into rice mixture.
6. Cook and stir for 2 minutes over medium heat until mixture reaches 160 degrees.
7. Add vanilla.
8. Spoon into six dessert dishes.
9. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside.
10. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, butter, salt and pineapple juice.
11. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
12. Stir in vanilla and pineapple.
13. Spoon over pudding.

Reviews

[Elisa72]

This is really good! Easy to make, too. The rice pudding is not very sweet but the pineapple sauce is, so they go well together.