Cherries in the Snow

By TrayH

Dried cherries soaked in rum dot this light, creamy rice pudding.

Ingredients

• 6 cups fat-free milk
• 3/4 cup uncooked arborio rice
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fat-free whipped topping

Preparation

Step 1

* In a large saucepan, combine the milk, rice and sugar.

* Scrape seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and seeds to milk mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes or until rice is tender and pudding is thickened, stirring occasionally.

* While rice is cooking, soak cherries in rum.

• Transfer to a bowl; discard vanilla bean. Stir in the cherries with rum rum and salt. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Fold in whipped topping before serving. Yield: 6 servings.