Cherries In The Snow

• The Snow Layer
• 3 cups white rice, cooked
• 3 1/3 cups milk, divided
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (1 tablespoon) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 pint heavy cream, whipped
• Cherry Topping
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 drops red food coloring

1. Combine rice, 3 cups milk, sugar, salt and butter.
2. Cook over medium heat 20 to 25 minutes, or until thick and creamy, stirring occasionally.
3. Soften gelatin in remaining 1/3 cup milk. Stir into rice mixture. Add extracts and remove from heat and let cool.
4. Fold whipped cream into rice mixture and gently spoon into a 9x13 smoothing the top with a spatula. Refrigerate for at least 4 hrs or until thoroughly chilled.
5. Make the cherry topping by stirring the almond extract and a few drops of food coloring into the cherry pie filling (I usually use wilderness brand) and gently spread the cherry filling over the rice layer-being careful not to stir 'into' the rice layer.
6. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve!

layer, white rice, milk, sugar, salt, butter, unflavored gelatin, almond, heavy cream, cherry topping, cherry pie filling, almond, drops red food coloring

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherries-in-the-snow-396902 (may not work)