Simple Coconut Rice Pudding

Submitted by Elmotoo

"Coconut rice pudding is a popular dessert in the Caribbean. It's so popular that it is sometimes served for BREAKFAST! My kind of people! Here's a simple recipe for a tasty, creamy coconut rice pudding that starts with cooked rice."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups cooked rice (unsalted, cold)
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened coconut milk (shaken)
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon coconut extract
• toasted coconut flakes (to garnish) (optional)

directions

1. Place cooked rice, whole milk, coconut milk, sugar, and salt in a 3 quart saucepan.
2. Bring to a simmer, uncovered, over moderate heat.
3. Simmer until the pudding has thickened; approximately 45 minutes. Stir frequently.
4. Stir in the coconut extract and let simmer for one more minute.
5. Serve the rice pudding immediately in dessert cups, while still warm.

Reviews

[COOKGIRl]

Went to grab the bottle of coconut extract and the liquid had evaporated! What to do?! I know!<br/>Add equivalent amount of spiced rum! Yay! So yummy, creamy and easy to make! I tried demerara sugar for standard sugar and garnished the top of the pudding with additional sprinkle of demerara. Made for ZWT 9. Will post photo soon I hope!

 

[Dienia B.]

if you expecting an american rice pudding this is not it.,that being said this would be perfect for breakfast .it has a very nice flavor.zwt9

 

[SarahHoppy]

This is awesome! I increased the coconut milk to 2 cups (1 can) and decreased the milk to 1 1/2 cups, added about 3/4 cup of golden raisins, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp of nutmeg, and changed the coconut extract to vanilla and it was to doe for!

 

[Debbwl]

I decided to try this as I had some left over rice and coconut milk and found it to be a very nice dessert. After tasting I was so wishing I had some spiced rum to add as suggested in Cookgirl?s review as I think that would really push this over the top. Thanks for the post.