Vegan 8 Treasure Rice Pudding
A traditional Chinese New Year rice pudding dish Americanized.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups forbidden rice
- 3/4 cups dried fruit; prunes apricots, cherries, etc.
- 1/2 cup adzuki beans*
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 vanilla bean
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Topping
- 1 can coconut milk**
Instructions
- Soak forbidden rice for 1 hour or rinse for about 2 minutes.
- Cook forbidden rice as you would white rice.
- Blend up dried fruit, beans, and water to make a fruit and bean paste.
- Add fruit and bean paste to rice and stir in well.
- Form rice by packing it down with a spoon in a large bowl, or 4 ramekins. You can create layers with nuts, fresh fruit, caramel, coconut shreds or whatever else you can think of.
Notes
*For optimal heath adzuki beans should be spouted and slow cooked, however canned beans will suffice.
**1 can coconut cream can be substituted for coconut vanilla ice cream. Do not buy the coconut milk in a carton.
I like to refrigerate my coconut milk so the fat separates to the top. I then scoop the coconut fat and dollop it on top of the rice.
**1 can coconut cream can be substituted for coconut vanilla ice cream. Do not buy the coconut milk in a carton.
I like to refrigerate my coconut milk so the fat separates to the top. I then scoop the coconut fat and dollop it on top of the rice.