Black Rice Pudding with Maple-Glazed Bananas

Name: Black Rice Pudding with Maple-Glazed Bananas
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon coconut oil; edible flowers (optional); 2 bananas; 3 tablespoons coconut sugar; 1 vanilla pod (bean); 1 tablespoon maple syrup; dollop of Coconut Yoghurt, shop-bought or home-made; toasted coconut flakes; black sesame seeds; 250 ml (8½ fl oz / 1 cup) water; 95 g (3½ oz / ½ cup) black rice; 250 ml (8½ fl oz / 1 cup) coconut milk

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Happy Vegan Food

By Bettina Campolucci Bordi

Published 2022

About

This lovely bowl of goodness comes from my time in Bali. A classic Balinese sweet that I put my own twist on. This also works a treat as a filling breakfast.

Ingredients

95 g (3½ oz / ½ cup) black rice
250

Asia
Indonesia
Dessert
Gluten-free
Breakfast
Vegan
South East Asia

Method

Start by boiling the rice in a medium pan with the water until all the liquid has completely evaporated. This should not take more than 20–30 minutes.

Add the coconut milk, vanilla pod and coconut sugar to the rice and let everything simmer for another 20 minutes until you have a beautiful, creamy rice pudding-like consistency.

While the pudding is simmering, slice the bananas h