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Peachy Rice Dessert Recipe

In Nada, Texas, Monica Staff uses leftover rice to create this creamy dessert with old-fashioned flavor. Beneath its sweet cinnamon and peach topping is a saucy rice pudding-like layer.

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Peachy Rice Dessert Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups cooked rice
1-1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 can (15 ounces) sliced peaches, drained
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup sour cream, optional

Directions

In a saucepan, combine rice, milk, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir a small amount of rice mixture into eggs; return all to the pan. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Pour into a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Top with peaches. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle 1 tablespoonful over peaches.
Broil for 3-5 minutes or until browned. Let stand for 5-10 minutes. Serve in bowls; sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar. Top with sour cream if desired. Yield: 4 servings.

Originally published as Peachy Rice Dessert in Quick Cooking January/February 1999, p48