Apricot Baked Rice Custard
If you like old fashioned puddings
Ingredients
1/3 cup cooked basmati rice
1 x 400g can apricot halves in natural juice
4 eggs
3 tablespoons sugar / stevia
1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups milk
nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees
- Spread rice over base of an 8-10 cup casserole dish
- Drain apricots and place on top of rice, flat side down
- Put eggs, sugar, essence and milk into a large mixing bowl and beat until combined (I use an old fashioned easy-whip hand mixer that belonged to my grandma!)
- Gently pour mixture (over the back of a spoon) over the top of the apricots & rice, sprinkle with nutmeg
- Place casserole dish into a baking tray then fill with hot water until 1/3 way up the side of the dish
- Place in oven for approx 1 hour or until firm to touch in the centre.
- Serve hot or cold