I was born with what people call a “sunny disposition”. Maybe it’s because I’m an August baby, ushered into the world at the height of summer. Or maybe I’m just wired that way. Though, like anyone, sometimes I get the blues.
With so many inspiring opportunities on the horizon, 2012 promised to start off with a bang and… a sniffle. Yes, a New Year’s Eve cold- one that lingered a bit too long- and two weeks later it was tonsillitis, a sinus infection, and a fever of over 100º. Rest and fluids seemed to do the trick, or so I thought, until last weekend left me with a stomach bug.
I guess my body might be telling me to take a break, be gentle, maybe get away from The City for a weekend and just sit in a hot tub while looking at the redwoods. But until then, there is always jasmine tea, a good book, an extra kiss, an extra blanket, cranking the heater up to 63º, and some homemade vegan rice pudding.
I love this rice pudding for a several reasons.
- 1. I can’t tell if it’s dessert of breakfast; therefore, it is perfectly acceptable to eat it whenever I please
- 2. It is completely culturally confused, part Thai with its sweet sticky rice and coconut milk, part Indian with its cardamom and pistachios, and part European grandmother because all European grandmothers make rice pudding
- 3. It is relatively healthy even though it tastes decadent and totally naughty.
- 4. Even though it’s called glutinous rice, it’s totally gluten free!
- 5. You make it in your rice cooker, only one dish to wash!
- 6. It makes my husband wildly happy
I actually feel better just having written about the rice pudding. Magic!
-
Ingredients Vegan Rice Pudding
- 1 15 oz can of organic full fat coconut milk (well-shaken)
- 16 oz (2 c) vanilla flavored whole grain rice milk
- ¼ cup coconut palm sugar
- ½ tablespoon ground cardamom
- ¼ cup dried cherries
- ¼ cup pistachios
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 ¾ cup sweet glutinous rice (white or brown)
- extra coconut sugar, cardamom, and chopped pistachios, for sprinkling on your rice pudding (optional)
-
Instructions
- Add coconut milk, rice milk, palm sugar, cardamom, cherries, pistachios, and sea salt to your rice cooker and whisk to combine
- Add rice and stir again to combine
- Turn on your rice cooker and….
- Voila, vegan sticky rice pudding!
We so similar sometimes, it's scary. But in the best way. I made a (vegan) brown rice pudding for the last recipe swap and I too had the "is this breakfast or dessert" dilemma. Seriously, there's something so magical. I like your take on it (all cooked in a rice cooker! hell yes!) as well. It's lovely.
Super scary similar, wow. I hope you're feeling better. I am sooo looking forward to this month's swap. I have a fun idea, I think, and I can't wait to see what you come up with, my dear. "See" you in a couple of Sundays!
Absolutely gorgeous. I made an Indian-inspired rice pudding in the spring, and the flavor combinations are absolutely divine. This looks wonderful, and I would totally eat it for breakfast too!
Cardamom has my true allegiance. I can just stick my nose in the jar of cardamom pods and get a big happy fix.
Might be a culturally confused dish, but I'm sure it taste awesome
Thanks Pola, though I rarely make things more than once after getting a recipe just how I want it, this one has already been done three times. Ah, comfort food.
Mmmm, this looks so good! I actually just made rice pudding with dried cherries yesterday and it was fantastic. Great idea 😉 I love the coconut milk too, it sounds delicious!
Do you think this could be made in the crockpot? I don't have a rice cooker…
Hi Kristina,
I\’ve never tried, but if you do try it, will you let me know how it turns out? I\’d be really interested to know.
S
Can you use low fat Coconut Milk? For health reasons I can't have full fat. Looks delish!!
yum!! i love your style – very inspiring! keep up the great work 🙂
i just made this (i did a little variation based on what i had in my kitchen- no pistachios, sub raisins for cherries and add cinnamon- it turned out perfect! I love rice pudding so happy i can do it in my rice cooker. thanks!!
I am so happy you enjoyed it! I love using my rice cooker in inventive ways!
Cheers
Sabrina