The most typical dessert
Are you one of those who opt for the traditional? Do you want to make the lactose-free or vegan version at home? Do you want to give an original touch to a classic? This is your recipe!
This is one of the quintessential typical desserts. Whatever your tastes you probably know it, you’ve tried it… and you love it!
Of course, the rice pudding that you find in any restaurant is usually made with dairy milk. Today you have the opportunity to make this recipe into a healthy vegan version.
Ingredients
Ingredients for 8 servings
- 250 gr of pudding rice
- 1 litre of non-dairy milk
- 6 dates
- 2 pieces of lemon peel
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- Cinnamon
Preparation
Time required: 45 minutes.
- Remove stones from dates and soak for 20 minutes
Add filtered water until it covers them. After 20 minutes blend them together with the water to sweeten the recipe
- Put the rice to soak for 10 minutes
After that time, discard the water and wash well to eliminate toxins
- Add rice, non-dairy milk, cinnamon, lemon and vanilla to the induction food robot
You can add the cinnamon stick or powder, whichever you prefer
- Cook for 5 minutes at a high temperature
- After that time, cook for 20 minutes at a medium-low temperature
- Add the blended dates and cook 5 more minutes
- Remove the vanilla, lemon and cinnamon (if it is raw)
- Serve in bowls, add extra cinnamon on top and let cool
- In addition to cinnamon, you can add toppings to taste, such as berries or cocoa nibs to customise the recipe
Healthy rice pudding?
Yes, although rice pudding is made up of healthy ingredients, it is usually made with lots of sugar. We have opted to reduce the intake of white sugar as much as possible, since it has no nutritional value beyond the carbohydrates and empty calories it provides us.
Benefits of reducing sugar from the diet
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends reducing sugar consumption because it is a nutritionally expendable food which does not provide either vitamins or minerals.
It is probably difficult for you to eliminate it completely from your diet, it is a substance that creates addiction. However, you can certainly reduce your intake considerably.
Below you will find what the benefits are of reducing sugar in your day to day:
- It helps you lose weight because reducing sugar also reduces caloric intake.
- Lowers blood pressure
- Prevents diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
- Improves cognitive ability
- Restores thresholds for flavour perception
- Decreases cravings and peaks of hypoglycaemia
- Helps to stop compulsive eating
- Increases energy level
Why don’t you give yourself the opportunity to reduce your sugar intake with nutritious food?
Nutritional fact
| Amount | KCal | Prote | Carbohidr | Fats | GI | GL* |
| Rice 250 g | 915,0 kcal | 16,5 g | 204,0 g | 2,3 g | 70 | 142,8 u |
| Vegetal milk 1000 g | 420,0 kcal | 38,0 g | 16,0 g | 22,0 g | 30 | 4,8 u |
| Dates 20 g | 58,6 kcal | 0,4 g | 13,0 g | 0,1 g | 70 | 9,1 u |
| Totals | 1.393,6 kcal | 54,9 g | 233,0 g | 24,4 g | 156,7 u | |
| Per person | 174 kcal | 6,8 g | 29,1 g | 3 g | 19,5 u |