Rice Pudding With Pears

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 cups skim milk, plus
• 1 tablespoon skim milk, divided
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup short-grain rice, uncooked
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups drained and chopped canned pears
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 deg f.
• 2 spray a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• 3 combine 4 cups milk, sugar and rice in a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
• 4 cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 combine cornstarch and remaining 1 tablespoon milk.
• 6 add to rice mixture, stirring constantly.
• 7 bring to a boil; cook one minute.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 gradually stir about 1/4 of the rice mixture into the beaten eggs; add back to the remaining rice mixture, stirring constantly.
• 10 stir in pears and vanilla.
• 11 pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
• 12 combine brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over rice mixture.
• 13 bake at 350 deg f for 45 minutes or until pudding is set and top has a light crust.
• 14 refrigerate leftovers.