Got a sweet tooth, love rice pudding? Oh my gawd have I got a treat for you. My hubby's favorite sweet indulgence is rice pudding for sure. But we don't eat rice, bread or pasta so he rarely gets to indulge. Til now!!!
The skies opened up and birds starting signing when I found this recipe at healthyfoodforliving.com. 5 ingredients and gluten free, paleo, dairy free and vegan. I felt like I found a $20 bill in my pocket or something. But could it be true? Oh it's true. Instead of rice, it calls for STEEL CUT OATS.
This recipe is deliciously sweet, thick, creamy, dreamy, amaze-balls, totally rice pudding-like. It's hard to believe something so good is gluten free, paleo, dairy free and vegan.
If you aren't willing to try things, you'll never know how good they are. Not only good tasting but good for you.
Steel cut oats are gluten free naturally. The difference between steel cut oats and "gluten free" steel cut oats is the plant in which they are handled. The gluten free version certifies that is handled in a fully gluten free environment whereas the other regular kind is handled at a plant that also handles things that contain gluten so there may be some cross over. So if you are gluten "sensitive", the regular kind should be fine but if you are gluten "intolerant", go for the gluten free. I personally use the gluten free version and I am not sensitive nor intolerant, I just choose gluten free.
I wanted to add that this recipe has 10 grams of protein (from the almond milk and steel cut oats) and 4 grams of fiber but I didn't want you to think I was making stuff up because it all sounds to good to be true doesn't it?
5 ingredients, protein and fiber. You've got nothing to lose, try it!
Combine oats, coconut milk, almond milk, and coconut sugar in a medium saucepan.
Slice down the length of the vanilla bean and carefully scrape out the vanilla bean seeds and add them and the remaining vanilla bean to the saucepan.
Bring ingredients to a boil, reduce heat to VERY low and simmer, stirring often so not to scorch it, until thickened, about 30 minutes.
The mixture was very watery at first but started to thicken up slowly and then very quickly towards the end of the 30 minutes so make sure you are watching the pot and stirring constantly at this point because it can scorch very easily.
Remove pudding from heat and let sit for 3 - 5 minutes, it will thicken up even more.
Discard vanilla beans and serve warm.
I've eaten it cold. It was just as delicious, just thicker. You can reheat in the microwave for 30 seconds too.
This entry was posted in Gluten Free, Paleo, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian and tagged Almond milk, coconut milk, coconut palm sugar, dessert, fiber, gluten free, paleo, protein, Pudding, Rice pudding, steel cut oats, vanilla, vegan on July 11, 2014 by Bunny.
Four ingredients (5 if you count the ice cubes) and super chocolaty rich. Hubby's wicked sweet tooth totally approves of these. He puts his in the freezer for an hour to eat with a spoon or sometimes as popsicles. It just depends on his mood.
In the summer I like to keep different organic fruits in the freezer (Target usually has them the cheapest around me) and keep a few cans of organic coconut milk in the pantry (usually Trader Joe's brand). That way I've already got 1/2 of the ingredients I use in my smoothies, frosty treats and popsicles.
Combine all ingredients in your blender. I used a Nutribullet.
You can drink it as is or put it in the freezer for an hour and you have a chocolate cherry slushie that you can eat with a spoon.
*If you like your treats really really sweet, you can stir in a packet of stevia. Depends on your taste buds.
This entry was posted in Gluten Free, Paleo, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian and tagged cherry, Chocolate, coconut milk, dairy free, dessert, gluten free, Healthy, ice cream, organic, paleo, Smoothie, vegan on June 6, 2014 by Bunny.