Healthy Holidays

Gobblin-Good Rice Puddin
Healthy Halloween 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
1 tablespoon dried tart cranberries or golden raisins, coarsely chopped (optional)

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, Sat fat 1g, Trans fat 0g, Cholesterol 5mg, Sodium 330mg, Total Carbohydrate 29g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 19g, Protein 6g DV.