Rice Pudding Smoothie For Two Recipes

Steps:

• Using a blender, mix the milk, cream cheese, vanilla and cinnamon and blend until smooth.
• Add the ice cubes and blend on high speed until slushy, about 15 seconds.
• Add the rice and pulse for 5 seconds.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Garnish with the cinnamon stick.

Steps:

• In a medium pot, stir together the rice, 1 1/2 cans coconut milk (reserve remaining coconut milk for Round 2 Recipe Coconut Chicken Soup), sugar, and lime peel. Put the pot over medium heat, bring it to a simmer, and cover. Cook until the pudding becomes very thick, 20 to 25 minutes.
• While the pudding is cooking, toast the shredded coconut in a dry skillet over medium heat until golden brown.
• After the pudding has cooled 10 minutes, stir in the vanilla. Serve the rice pudding topped with diced mango and sprinkled with toasted coconut.

Steps:

• Cut strawberries into medium-size dice. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add strawberries, 1/4 cup sugar, and lemon juice. Cook until berries are soft and the juices have thickened slightly, about 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Heat the milk in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until it starts to steam. Remove one cup of milk, set it aside, and keep it warm. Stir into the larger pan of milk the remaining sugar, the vanilla bean and seeds, and the rice. Lower heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Add the reserved milk, lemon zest, butter, and salt. Stir well and remove from the heat. This should have a more liquid consistency than regular risotto.
• To serve, layer rice pudding and strawberry mixture in tall clear glasses. Chill.

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients except ice and COOL WHIP in blender until smooth.
• Add ice; blend on high speed until thickened.
• Serve immediately topped with COOL WHIP.