Hot Rice Cereal with Dried Mango and Toasted Coconut

Hot Rice Cereal with Dried Mango and Toasted Coconut
Hot Rice Cereal with Dried Mango and Toasted Coconut
This surprisingly rich-tasting cereal is a healthful rice pudding — for breakfast. If you can't find dried mango in your local supermarket or natural foods store, you can use dried apricots instead.
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Milk/Cream Fruit Rice Breakfast Low Sodium Apricot Coconut Mango Winter Healthy Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 2 cups nonfat milk

Preparation Bring 2 cups water to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Add rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 50 minutes. (Rice can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Mix milk into rice in heavy medium saucepan. Boil until mixture is thick, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add sugar and orange peel and cook until flavors blend, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes longer. Remove saucepan from heat. Mix in vanilla extract. Spoon cereal into bowls. Top with dried mango and toasted coconut and serve. Per serving: calories, 321; total fat, 2 g; saturated fat, 1 g; cholesterol, 2 mg Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit

Preparation Bring 2 cups water to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Add rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 50 minutes. (Rice can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Mix milk into rice in heavy medium saucepan. Boil until mixture is thick, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add sugar and orange peel and cook until flavors blend, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes longer. Remove saucepan from heat. Mix in vanilla extract. Spoon cereal into bowls. Top with dried mango and toasted coconut and serve. Per serving: calories, 321; total fat, 2 g; saturated fat, 1 g; cholesterol, 2 mg Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit