Jasmine Chai Rice Pudding

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups 1% low-fat milk, divided
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons loose chai tea (about 4 teabags)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup uncooked jasmine rice
• 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 cup diced mixed dried fruit
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon butter
• fat-free cool whip
• 2 tablespoons chopped pistachios
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind

Recipe

• 1 combine water,tea,salt and 1 cup of the milk in a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 2 remove from heat and steep for 1 minute.
• 3 strain milk mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl and discard solids.
• 4 return milk mixture to pan over med. heat.
• 5 stir in rice, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 6 combine remaining 1 cup of milk, condensed milk,fruit and egg yolks, stirring well with a whisk.
• 7 gradually add half of the hot mixture to the egg yolk mixture, stirring constantly with whisk.
• 8 return milk mixture to pan and cook 10 more minutes or until or until mixture is thick and rice is tender, stirring constantly.
• 9 remove from heat and stir in butter.
• 10 in a separate bowl, combine nuts and orange rind.
• 11 place pudding in serving bowls, top with
• 12 cool whip and sprinkle with nut mixture.