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   Dairy-free Slow Cooker Coconut Rice Pudding
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Serves 10 

Ingredients
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2 1/4 cups water
3/4 cup long-grain white rice
1 15-oz can cream of coconut (not coconut milk)
12 oz. Silk soy creamer
2/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 tsp. imitation rum extract (Or 1 tbsp. dark rum, in non-fasting seasons)


Instructions
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In a 4 1/2-6 qt. slow cooker, stir water, rice, cream of coconut and soy creamer until
combined. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.

If you like, while pudding cooks, toast coconut: heat a small nonstick skillet over med.
heat until hot. Add coconut; cook 4-5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring
constantly. Remove from heat and set aside.

Remove bowl from slow cooker (if you can). Stir in rum/extract, if using. Let pudding
stand 10 min. Transfer to serving bowl (if not serving immediately, press sheet of
plastic wrap onto pudding; refrigerate up to 2 days).

To serve: spoon into dessert bowls; sprinkle with toasted coconut.

Makes about 10 (1/2-cup) servings.