Recipe and images courtesy of Rebel Recipes (@rebelrecipes on Instagram)
Think baked rice pudding but upgraded - sweet apricots, soft dates, creamy almond milk and cinnamon, finished with toasted almonds.
Serves: 4–6
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- 150g pudding rice or short-grain rice
- 950ml almond milk
- 60g dried apricots, chopped
- 60g dates, chopped
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp flaked almonds
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Add all ingredients (except flaked almonds) to an ovenproof dish and stir well.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes, stir, then bake a further 30–40 minutes until thick, creamy and golden.
- Sprinkle with flaked almonds and drizzle extra maple syrup before serving warm.
