Pineapple Rice Pudding

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups milk, divided
• 3 cups cooked long-grain rice
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, combine 3 1/2 c milk, rice, sugar, and salt; bring to a boil over medium heat.
• 2 cook for 15 minutes or until thick and creamy, stirring occasionally.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese.
• 4 beat in eggs and remaining milk.
• 5 stir into rice mixture.
• 6 cook and stir for 2 minutes over medium heat until mixture reaches 160 degrees.
• 7 add vanilla.
• 8 spoon into six dessert dishes.
• 9 drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside.
• 10 in a saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, butter, salt and pineapple juice.
• 11 bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• 12 stir in vanilla and pineapple.
• 13 spoon over pudding.