Saucepan Rice Pudding

This warm and comforting dessert made with raisins and seasoned with a hint of rum and nutmeg tastes just like Grandma's recipe, but—there is a difference.

Recipe Ingredients:

3 cups whole milk
1/4 cup Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup raisins or mixed dried fruit
2 tablespoons rum or orange juice
1 pinch nutmeg

Cooking Directions:

1. Pour milk, Splenda® Granulated Sweetener, and vanilla into a medium saucepan. Add cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil. Add rice and salt. Cover and cook over low heat 30 minutes or until most of the milk is absorbed. Stir occasionally. Remove saucepan from heat. Set aside.
2. Place raisins (or mixed dried fruit) and orange juice (or rum) in small microwaveable bowl. Warm in a microwave briefly to plump the raisins. Add plumped raisins (or mixed fruit) to rice pudding.
3. Spoon into dessert dishes. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve warm or chilled.

Makes 5 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/5 of recipe): Calories 280 | Calories from Fat 50 | Fat 5.0g (sat 3.0g) | Cholesterol 20mg | Sodium 150mg | Carbohydrates 45g | Fiber 1g | Sugars 12g | Protein 8g.

Recipe courtesy of Splenda, Inc. Splenda® is a no-calorie sweetener made from sugar that is suitable for diabetics. For more information regarding this product, please call 1-800-777-5363 or visit their website at www.splenda.com.