(Family Features) Once the table is cleared and gifts are put away, it’s often time for one of the favorite moments of holiday gatherings. The taste (and smell) of those divine desserts you may only make once a year is enough to keep guests hungry even after the main course.
For a comforting dish full of familiar cold-weather flavors, serve Pumpkin Pecan Rice Pudding Bars. Pumpkin-spice fanatics can enjoy their favorite ingredient mixed into a rice pudding base sweetened with coconut milk, brown sugar, vanilla extract, whipping cream and maple syrup.
This holiday-inspired dessert relies on the fluffiness of Success Boil-in-Bag White Rice as a high-quality, precooked solution. The boil-in-bag rice is quick and easy with no measuring and no mess, and it’s ready in 10 minutes to make seasonal recipes a cinch.
Find more sweet holiday recipe inspiration at SuccessRice.com.
Pumpkin Pecan Rice Pudding Bars
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4-6
1 bag Success White Rice
1 cup pecans
4 cups coconut milk
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Prepare rice according to package directions. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread pecans on baking sheet and toast 8-10 minutes. Cool then chop.
In large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine milk, pumpkin, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Slowly add about 1/2 cup hot liquid to eggs and beat well. Stir egg mixture back into saucepan and cook over medium-high heat 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cooked rice, vanilla and pecans.
Pour mixture into greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes, or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
Whip heavy cream to soft peaks then add maple syrup and continue beating until peaks form. Serve with warm pudding.
Tip: For sweeter pudding, increase brown sugar to 1 1/2 cups.
Source: Success Rice
