You are a touch of a button and less than 10 ingredients away from making this healthy rice pudding. It is creamy, vegan, gluten free treat for kids and adults. Eat it warm or cold it tastes delicious both ways.
400 ml 1 ¾ cup can full fat coconut milk13.5 oz can
10medjool dates pitted and roughly choppedor dates of your choice
1medium sized applecored and cubed in small pieces
½teaspoonreal vanilla extract
¼teaspoonground nutmeg
½teaspoonor more cinnamon
Pinchof saltoptional
Instructions
Make sure that the lid , ring and the inner pot of IP is well rinsed and clean of any food previously cooked.
Wash the rice 2-3 times under cold water and drain.
Put everything called for in the ingredient list inside the inner pot of Instant Pot.
Secure the lid with knob on sealing.
Press the porridge mode. It is pre set to 20 minutes.
Walk off . Do something else because your work is done here.
When the IP beeps let the pressure release naturally (NPR )
It will take 15 minutes approx. to cool down.
The pressure will come down automatically and the pin will drop.
You may vent pressure if any by turning the knob to vent .
Now open the lid and stir the rice pudding.
Give it a taste test and adjust flavoring or sweetness to your preference.
Congratulations you just made a delicious creamy coconut rice pudding instantly !!
Notes
The rice pudding tastes delicious warm or cold.The pudding thickens more once it starts cooling. You can thin it out if needed by adding more milk .Use sweet variety of apple like gala, delicious, honey crisp , fuji or red granny smith.The sweetness was just right for us. If you like the rice pudding more sweet then add maple or agave syrup as desired starting with 1 tablespoon at a time.If you are not fond of dates or apples do the following-Option 1- stir in ¼ cup or more maple or agave syrup (after pudding is done) Option 2- add ⅓rd cup sugar of choice.Option 3 – if you consume dairy then ⅓rd cup or more condensed milk after pudding is done.I have used risotto rice that is arborio rice because of its natural creamy outcome. You may use rice of your choice. Read the post paragraph above where I have briefly explained which rice to use and what will be the taste and texture.You may skip flavoring like cinnamon or nutmeg if you aren’t fond of it. You may even flavor the rice pudding with ½ teaspoon chai spice or pumpkin spice instead.You may add in cranberries or nuts to make it more rich and festive for your holiday table.I haven’t tried freezing rice pudding yet. It is over before I know.This is a small batch recipe. You may double up the recipe or increase further if desired. Makes a great fuss free dessert for any occasion like potluck, birthday, parties.Hungry for more??? Check out these easy one pot meals now!!!