Cranberry Rice Pudding

  • 1¾ cups water
  • ¾ cup long grain white rice
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • pinch of ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups fat free milk
  • ½cup sweetened dried cranberries or sweetened dried cherries
  • ¼ tsp. vanilla extract

    In a saucepan, bring water to boiling. Add rice and salt. Simmer, covered, until all water is absorbed, about 20 minutes. In a bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in 1½ cups fat-free milk until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture and cranberries into cooked rice. Boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining ½ cup milk and vanilla. Spoon 2/3 cup pudding into each of 6 wineglasses. Refrigerate, covered with plastic wrap, until thoroughly chilled, about 2 hours.