Coconut-Star Anise Rice Pudding

Name: Coconut-Star Anise Rice Pudding
Yield: Makes 8 Mini Rice Puddings
Ingredients: Pinch salt; ⅔ cup jasmine rice or other long-grain rice; 2 eggs; ½ cup sugar; 2 tablespoons coconut rum or dark rum, or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 cups half-and-half or whole milk; 1 (14-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk (reduced fat is fine); 6 whole star anise; ⅓ cup toasted coconut

Preparation info

Makes
8
Mini Rice Puddings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Gourmet Game Night

By Cynthia Nims

Published 2010

About

One of the all-time best comfort-food desserts, rice pudding can take on a wonderful array of guises, this one a touch exotic with coconut milk and star anise.

Ingredients

1 (14-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk (reduced fat is fine)
2 cups half-and-half or whole milk</

Dinner
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Generously butter 8 (½-cup) ramekins.

Combine the coconut milk, 1½ cups</