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Creamy Lentil Rice Pudding with Fresh Spiced Apple

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 55 Minutes

Servings: 4-6

Experiment with coconut or almond milk for a twist on this classic holiday staple.

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Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition

Ingredients

    4 cups (1 L) 2% milk

    ½ cup (125 mL) long grain rice

    ½ cup (125 mL) granulated sugar

    1 whole vanilla bean, halved

    1 whole cinnamon stick

    ¼ cup (60 mL) dried cranberries

    1 cup (250 mL) cooked red lentils

    Apple topping

    1 gala apple, cored and finely diced

    ½ tsp (2 mL) lemon juice

    ½ tsp (2 mL) honey

    dash ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. STIR the milk, rice, sugar, split vanilla bean pod, and cinnamon stick together in a medium saucepan.
  2. BRING the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, cover with a lid, and simmer for approximately 45 minutes. Stir regularly to ensure that the rice does not stick to the bottom of the pan. After about 30 minutes, add the dried cranberries. The rice is ready when most of the milk is absorbed; it should be creamy in texture and appearance and the grain should still hold together.
  3. SCRAPE the contents of the vanilla bean into the mixture; discard the pod and the cinnamon stick. Stir in the cooked lentils.
  4. FOR the apple topping: toss the apple, lemon juice, honey, and cinnamon together.
  5. POUR the pudding into a bowl and toss on the apple topping.

Nutritional Information

  • Serving Size: 1 cup (250 mL)
  • Per serving:
  • Calories 200
  • Total Fat 2.5 g
  • Saturated Fat 1.5 g
  • Cholesterol 10 mg
  • Carbohydrates 39 g
  • Dietary Fibre 3 g
  • Sugar 24 g
  • Protein 7 g
  • Sodium 60 mg
  • Potassium 295 mg
  • Folate 51 mcg

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