Chocolate Rice Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 cups half-and-half or 2 cups whole milk
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup cooked rice, cooled
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 tablespoons chocolate flavored syrup
• 1 tablespoon molasses

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 beat together eggs; half-and-half or whole milk; sugar; cocoa; and vanilla in a large bowl with a rotary beater or wire whisk.
• 3 stir in rice and chocolate.
• 4 pour custard mixture into a 1-1/2- or 2-quart casserole. place dish in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan set on an oven rack. carefully pour 1-inch of boiling water into the baking pan.
• 5 bake, uncovered, for 60 to 65 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.
• 6 stir together brown sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. stir in water, chocolate syrup, and molasses.
• 7 cook and stir mixture over medium-low heat for 2 minutes more or until thickened and bubbly.
• 8 to serve, spoon warm pudding into bowls. pour 1 to 2 tablespoons sauce over each serving.