Glorious Orange Rice Delights

Impress your guests with this extraordinary dessert. Individual mandarin orange rice custards served topped whipped cream and grated chocolate.

Recipe Ingredients:

3 cups cooked rice
3 cups milk
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 (3-ounce) package orange flavor gelatin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream
1 (11-ounce) can mandarin orange segments, chopped and drained
Sweetened whipped cream for garnish (optional)
Grated or shaved chocolate for garnish (optional)

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine rice, milk, sugar, butter, orange peel and salt in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 25 minutes or until thick and creamy, stirring frequently. Stir in gelatin and vanilla; cool.
2. Whip cream. Fold cream and oranges into gelatin mixture.
3. Spoon into 10 individual dessert molds. Chill until firm.
4. Unmold onto dessert plates. Garnish with sweetened whipped cream and a sprinkling of grated or shaved chocolate, if desired.

Makes 10 servings.

Recipe provided courtesy of the USA Rice Federation.