What a delicious breakfast, snack or dessert. Customize this with any spices, nuts, or dried fruit you like. One nice combination is cardamom, chopped pistachios, and dried apricots. The colors are beautiful, as are the flavors.
Ingredients
Rice
- 1 ½ cup instant brown rice
Milk
- 3 Tablespoons fat-free or 1% milk, almond milk, or coconut milk
Sweetener
- 2 Tablespoons sugar or honey (may also use sugar substitutes is desired)
Vanilla
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Spices
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon or ginger or cardamom
Yogurt
- ½ cup low-fat Greek yogurt, vanilla-flavored
Dried_fruit
- ¼ cup raisins, cranberries, cherries, apricots (dried) or other dried fruit
Nuts
- ¼ cup, toasted
Instructions
Step 1
In a medium sauce pan add Instant rice, milk, cinnamon, and honey. Simmer 20 minutes until rice is tender. Remove from heat and let sit 15 minutes.
Step 2
Stir in vanilla, Greek yogurt, raisins, and nuts.
Step 3
Serve warm with additional cinnamon for garnish.