Gobblin-Good Rice Pudding
Healthy Halloween Recipe
By Fitness and Freebies
This rice pudding is made with cocoa powder, golden raisins, tart cranberries and yogurt.
Recipe Ingredients
3-3/4 cups 1% lowfat chocolate milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup uncooked Jasmine rice or other long-grain rice
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup dried tart cranberries or golden raisins, coarsely chopped (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup vanilla flavored nonfat light yogurt
Recipe Directions
Heat 3 cups chocolate milk and the salt over medium-high heat in heavy medium saucepan just until bubbles begin to form around edge of saucepan. Set aside remaining 3/4 cup of chocolate milk.
Stir in rice, sugar and cocoa powder. Cover and gently simmer over medium-low or low heat for 30 to 40 minutes or just until rice is tender and most of the chocolate milk is absorbed. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/3 cup cranberries, if desired, and the vanilla. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
Stir in yogurt and spoon pudding into small dessert dishes. Pour 2 tablespoons remaining chocolate milk over each serving. If desired, garnish each with 1/2 teaspoon chopped cranberries.
Nutrition information:
Per Serving (without cranberry garnish): Calories: 160, Total Fat: 1.5g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Trans fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 5mg, Sodium: 330mg, Carbohydrates: 29g, Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 19g, Protein: 6g
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