Black Forest Rice Pudding

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup buttermilk (or soy equivalent 1 cup soy milk plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 cups cooked long grain brown rice (not instant or converted)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup canned tart pitted pie cherries, drained,rinsed,and chopped (not cherry pie filling--measure after chopping)
• additional cherries, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 if using soy equivalent of buttermilk, mix together soy milk and lemon juice; allow to sit 10 minutes.
• 2 cook buttermilk, cocoa, and honey in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until the cocoa and honey are dissolved.
• 3 add the cooked rice and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
• 4 cover, lower heat, and simmer 20-30 minutes or until the buttermilk is almost absorbed, stirring occasionally.
• 5 you may need to leave the lid slightly ajar at first to prevent it from boiling over.
• 6 stir in vanilla and chopped cherries.
• 7 heat through and serve warm or chill and serve cold.
• 8 garnish with leftover cherries, if desired.