Creamy Pineapple-Rice Pudding

• Rice Pudding:
• 1 qt. water
• 1-1/2 cups medium-grain white rice
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1-1/4 qt. milk
• PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese, softened
• 1-1/3 cups sugar
• 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
• 2/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 2-1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup heavy cream
• Caramelized Pineapple
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 1 qt. chopped fresh pineapple, 1/4-inch dice

1. Rice Pudding: Bring water to boil in large saucepan on medium-high heat.
2. Stir in rice and salt; cover.
3. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min.
4. or until most the water is absorbed.
5. Add all remaining ingredients, except pine nuts, vanilla and cream.
6. Return to simmer; cook, uncovered, 30 to 40 min.
7. or until thickened, stirring frequently.
8. Place rice mixture in large metal bowl placed over ice bath; cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
9. Stir in 6 Tbsp.
10. pine nuts (or 3 Tbsp.
11. pine nuts for trial recipe) and vanilla.
12. Beat cream with mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
13. Fold about 1/4 of the whipped cream into cooled rice mixture.
14. Fold in remaining whipped cream.
15. Refrigerate until ready to use.
16. Caramelized Pineapple: Heat medium skillet on high heat.
17. Add sugar; let stand until sugar starts to liquefy.
18. Cook until all sugar is liquified and golden brown, stirring constantly.
19. Reduce heat to medium; stir in pineapple until evenly coated with sugar syrup.
20. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
21. For each serving: Spoon 1-1/4 oz.
22. of the Caramelized Pineapple and juice into dessert dish; top with #8 scoop of Rice Pudding.
23. Garnish with a few of the remaining pine nuts.

water, white rice, salt, milk, philadelphia original cream cheese, sugar, ground cardamom, pine nuts, vanilla, heavy cream, pineapple, sugar, fresh pineapple

Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/creamy-pineapple-rice-pudding-124125.aspx (may not work)