Creamy Stove Top Rice Pudding - Dairy Free

• 3 cups water, divided
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 12 cup short-grain rice
• 1 cup apple juice
• 13 cup brown sugar, loosely packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 13 cup currants or 13 cup raisins, washed

1. In large saucepan, bring 2 cups of the water and cinnamon stick to a boil over high heat.
2. Stir in rice and return to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 35 - 40 minutes, or until rice is very tender and water has been absorbed.
3. Stir in the remaining 1 cup water, apple juice, brown sugar, vanilla and nutmeg.
4. Cook, covered, over low heat until rice is creamy, about 10 minutes.
5. Beat in eggs and currants (or raisins).
6. Cook, stirring, until thickened and creamy, about 2 minutes.
7. Discard cinnamon stick.
8. For best flavor, serve warm.
9. *** another variation used orange juice instead of apple juice.

water, cinnamon, shortgrain rice, apple juice, brown sugar, vanilla, ground nutmeg, eggs, currants

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/creamy-stove-top-rice-pudding-dairy-free-278633 (may not work)