Autumn Vanilla & Spice Rice Pudding

• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup instant rice, uncooked
• 1 red apples or 1 green apple, chopped
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding or (3 1/2 ounce) package vegetarian instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1. Bring the 1 cup of the milk to boil.
2. Next,stir in the rice,chopped apple,raisins,cinnamon& nutmeg;cover.
3. Remove from heat an let stand for 5 minutes.
4. While letting it stand,prepare the pudding as directed with the remaining 2 cups milk.
5. Stir the rice mixture into prepared pudding.
6. If using the nuts,stir in next.
7. Cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap;& cool for 5 minutes.

milk, instant rice, red apples, raisins, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, vanilla pudding, walnuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/autumn-vanilla-spice-rice-pudding-34591 (may not work)