Cherry Rice Pudding in a Slow Cooker

DIRECTIONS

• Use cooked leftover rice.
• Use dried cherries, they can be a bit expensive so sometimes we use dried cranberries. But prefer cherries,.
• Combine all the ingredients in a large buttered casserole dish that will fit into your slow crock pot.
• Cover it tightly with buttered side down foil.
• Place a rack in the bottom of cooker and add 1 cup of water to bottom of cooker.
• Place covered bowl onto rack and place lid on slow cooker.
• Cook 4 hours on low heat.
• Remove casserole, and let stand at room temperature 15 minutes.
• Serve with a topping of whipped cream and sliced toasted almonds.