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Coconut Milk Rice

coconut milk rice
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: Giangi Townsend
This Coconut Milk Rice will soon become your and your children’s favorite afternoon snack. Besides being super delicious, it is super easy to make too.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 1 cup arborio rice,
  • 1 cinnamon stick,
  • 13.5 ounces unsweetened full-fat coconut milk,
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds removed
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
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Instructions

  • Bring the water, milk, rice, and cinnamon stick to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally until the water is almost absorbed, 10 minutes.
  • Stir in coconut milk, sugar, vanilla bean seeds and bean, almond extract, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and cook rice uncovered, stirring often until the mixture has thickened to almost a pudding-like consistency, 20 minutes. Remove from heat add the egg yolk. Mix well and transfer to a large bowl.
  • Remove the cinnamon stick and vanilla bean. Keep the vanilla bean for another use. Discard the cinnamon stick. Serve lukewarm or cold.

Nutrition

Calories: 499kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 339mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 6mg

Giangi's Kitchen provides nutritional information, but these figures should be considered estimates, as a registered dietician does not calculate them.