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Rice Pineapple Tropical Pudding

September 11, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner

Before I get to my Rice Pineapple Tropical Pudding recipe, I wantย to tell you I spent the past few days with a group of phenomenal Arkansas Women Bloggers (and a couple of dudes) atย our annual blogger conference. The entire eventย was outstanding andย inspiring, and I’ll no doubt be blabbing about it for a while.ย Riceland Foods, one of the primary sponsors for our weekendย conference, deserves a huge shout-out.

Riceland was sooooo generous, providing gift bags of rice, rice bran oil, recipes and on and on and on. I’m not kidding, y’all. Once I got back home I dedicated an entire pantry shelf to my Riceland goodies. See?

Yes I love rice. Why do you ask?

The fabulous ladies who planned the blogger conference asked me to provide a dish to share with the group, a dish highlighting Riceland Foods. Let me say right off, this Rice Pineapple Tropical Pudding recipe is simple, but making anything in a new (to me), poorly stocked kitchen (we are in the process of moving) wasย a foodie challenge.

This was my first cooking attempt in theย new kitchen.

I only had one pot. Here it is.

cooking in a new kitchen is interesting!

I discoveredย rather quickly, three of my four burners have one flame temperature. HIGH. Still, I managed to make the rice, and it turned out perfectly.

And when you only have one pot? You wash it out repeatedly because the same potย is used to make whipping cream.

I love my new deep sink!

Can I just tell you how much I love my new deep sink?

I love my new deep sink!

making homemade whipped cream

making homemade whipped cream

 

Rice Pineapple Tropical Pudding

I only had one bowl too. A large wooden salad bowl.

 

Even though I wagged my dish from home and stored it in the Embassy Suites refrigerator to be eaten TWO DAYS LATER(!), lots of folks asked for the recipe. So here it is. Simple, tasty, not too sweet and a great way to support Arkansas farmers. And we do love our Arkansas farmers, right?

Rice Pineapple Pudding in small servings.

Spooned into little cups so everyone could have a taste.

 

Rice Pineapple Pudding

This recipe will serve a crowd depending upon serving size.
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Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups cooked white rice
  • 4 cups chopped pineapple or 32 oz.
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 4 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 cups toasted coconut
  • 1 cup slivered almonds or chopped pecans

Instructions
 

  • Drain pineapple. Chop into smaller pieces so it isn't too chunky.
  • Mix pineapple, rice and powdered sugar in a large bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, beat together cream, vanilla and cinnamon to stiff peak stage.
  • Fold whipped cream into rice mixture. Refrigerate overnight.
  • Serve very cold topped with toasted coconut and almonds.

Rice Pineapple Tropical Pudding!

Doesn’t it look yummy?

Grace Grits and Gardening

Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

(Although Riceland Foods sponsored the blogger event, this recipe and opinions are all my own. I wasย not compensated for this post and made this recipe prior toย receipt of all the rice goodies pictured above.)

Please watch this heart-warming Riceland Foods video. You will not be sorry (but have your tissues handy).

Martin Farm Story:

 

Filed Under: Food & Recipes Tagged With: Arkansas Women Bloggers, Desserts, rice recipes, Riceland Foods

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Comments

  1. Brittney says

    September 11, 2014 at 7:23 am

    Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe! I’ll be making it soon!

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 11, 2014 at 8:48 am

      Thanks Brittney! You might want to divide it in half for a regular family:)

  2. Colene and Tom says

    September 11, 2014 at 9:11 am

    The video was so interesting and heart warming. Thank you so much for another educational blog.

  3. Kathy says

    September 11, 2014 at 10:33 am

    wonderful wonderful video … thanks Talya! recipe looks yummy too ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Jeanetta says

    September 11, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    It was yummy! I had Jerusalem bring me 4 cups of it while we sat at the handmade market.

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 12, 2014 at 6:03 am

      Haha glad you liked it:))

  5. swathi says

    September 11, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    Delicious pineapple rice pudding. I made fried rice with rice and pineapple never tried pudding, may be next time. Pinning.

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 12, 2014 at 6:03 am

      Thanks for pinning. I hope you like it:)

  6. Dorothy Johnson says

    September 12, 2014 at 10:36 am

    I loved it, even though it had that dreaded coconut in it! Your kitchen is awesome and you’ll be cooking up a storm when you get all your gear moved in. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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