Cranberry Orange Rice Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 1 1/2 cups dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 4 cups milk
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine the rice and the zest in a 3-quart saucepan and cook rice according to package directions.
• 2 combine cranberries and orange juice in a small saucepan. bring to a simmer over medium heat. simmer 7 minutes or until juice is absorbed. set aside.
• 3 add the milk, evaporated milk, sugar and salt to the rice cover and stir over medium-low heat about 40 minutes until slightly thickened.
• 4 stir reserved cranberries into rice mixture. cool to room temperature. refrigerate until serving time.
• 5 note: you can also use the rice from chinese take-out in this recipe!