After having the most delectable rice pudding in NYC many years ago from Rice to Riches, I knew I had to try to replicate the recipe. They offer a multitude of flavours but every year I go back to NYC, I always go for classic chocolate.
I had opened a can of coconut cream for a satay recipe, so I had plenty left over, which meant some research for a healthy, vegan version of this pudding. This recipe for Coconut Brown Rice Pudding from Slow Cooker was my pick as it had the least amount of sugar added and I had all the ingredients on the list without leaving the house!
Yay or Nay: Yay
This was pretty easy to make, stick everything in the slow cooker and stir every now and then. I have to say, the timings were waaaaay off, the recipe said 2-3 hours on low but it was more like 5 hours on high in order to get all the liquid to go and for the rice to be tender. The taste was good, although I think the cardamon gives it a slightly chemical taste, so I would make this again without the spices and add depending on my mood.
I've been holding on to this recipe for Raw Cookie Dough Bars from A Modern Way To Cook for a while, mainly because of the end of the school year/birthdays/Father's Day meant that there were plenty of sweet treats to go around.
I love energy balls, so this seemed like a different version of the same healthy-ish indulgences. The ingredients seem simple enough, I haven't worked with Brazil nuts so I'm intrigued to how it might taste.
Yay or Nay: Nay
Thoroughly disappointed in this, I really had high expectations for this recipe. I figured this would be a new version of energy ball/bar that I could put into rotation but it failed massively. Sure, it was simple to make, but the measurements seemed off and I'm sure it affected the taste. It was waaaaay too coconut oily for me, greasy to the touch and taste, and I love anything coconut. I'm just upset I wasted chocolate for this!
