Banana and Brown Rice Breakfast Pudding

By courtneyepowell

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 3 medium bananas, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick on a diagonal

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a shallow 11-by-7-inch (2-quart) baking dish. In a medium bowl, stir brown rice, milk, cinnamon stick, 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla and salt until combined. Pour mixture into baking dish.

2. Spread remaining 2 Tbsp. sugar on a flat plate. Dip bananas in sugar and nestle into pudding mixture. Bake until milk is almost completely absorbed and bananas are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes, then discard cinnamon stick and serve.