Desserts: Cold Desserts: Apple and Rice Pudding

A simple combination of apple, rice, raisins and cottage cheese.

Author: Family Health Network
Date: April 23, 2009

Suggestions: This pudding is a delicious way to use up leftover cooked rice.

Serves: 8 person(s)
Yield: 8 x 1/2 cup servings

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

2 cup cooked brown rice
1/4 cup raisins, unpacked
1 1/2 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 Tbsp lemon rind
4 Tbsp low-fat cottage cheese
1 jar or can (14 oz) apple pie slices, no added sugar *

Directions:

In a mixing bowl combine rice, raisins, honey, lemon juice, lemon rind, cottage cheese, and apple.

Spoon into serving dishes and chill well before serving. Serves 6 to 8.

Variations:

Top with a dollop of low-fat whipped cream, Cashew Cream or Ricotta Cream (see recipe links below) and/or sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg.

* Can replace jarred/canned apples with stewed apples, sugar-free apple pie filling, or if preferred, you can peel and slice fresh apples (optional: blanch apples and lightly sprinkle them with cinnamon).

Serving suggestions are not included in the nutritional analysis.

Related Recipes:

Cashew Cream
Ricotta Cream