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.