Orange Rice Pudding

Name: Orange Rice Pudding
Ingredients: 1/2 cup raisins, soaked in water for 15 minutes; 2 cups whole milk or 2 cups skim milk; 1/3 cup medium grain rice, washed and soaked in sufficient water for 30 minutes; 1 1/2 tablespoons honey; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; 1 teaspoon orange rind, grated (optional); 6 -8 pitted dates, coarsely chopped (optional); 1/2 cup fresh orange juice

8 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup raisins, soaked in water for 15 minutes
2 cups whole milk or 2 cups skim milk
1/3 cup medium grain rice, washed and soaked in sufficient water for 30 minutes
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon orange rind, grated (optional)
6 -8 pitted dates, coarsely chopped (optional)
1/2 cup fresh orange juice

Directions

1

Squeeze out excess water from the raisins and keep aside.
2

Boil milk in a non-stick saucepan.
3

Drain and add rice to the boiling milk, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring continuously until the rice is soft and the milk is completely absorbed.
4

Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
5

Combine cooked rice with honey, raisins, vanilla, grated orange rind and chopped dates (if desired), and fresh orange juice.
6

Pour into a medium ceramic or glass ovenproof dish.
7

Bake the pudding in a preheated oven at 160 degrees Celsius (320 degrees Fahrenheit) for 15 minutes.
8

Serve warm or chilled.