Coconut Rice Dessert Recipes

RESTAURANT STYLE COCONUT RICE (COCONUT MILK)

Steps:

• Rinse rice in water until the water runs pretty clear. (Note 1)
• Drain rice then soak in water for 15 minutes. Then drain.
• Add rice, coconut milk, water, sugar and salt into a small pot or large saucepan over medium high heat. Add pandan or kaffir lime leaf if making Asian restaurant style option.
• Bring it to a simmer so the entire surface of the liquid is rippling (not just the edges), give it ONE stir (not more!), place lid on and immediately turn heat down to LOW.
• Leave for 14 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and rest, undisturbed, for 10 minutes.
• Fluff with rubber spatula. Garnish with toasted coconut, if using, then serve.

SWEET COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Stir rice, coconut milk, and water together in a saucepan. Dissolve sugar into the liquid.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the saucepan, and simmer until the majority of the liquid has been absorbed by the rice, 15 to 20 minutes. Leaving saucepan on the burner, turn heat off and let rice steam until sticky, about 5 to 10 minutes more. Garnish with shredded coconut.

COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Saute 2 tablespoons minced ginger in a saucepan with butter. Add 1 cup rinsed basmati rice, 1 cup coconut milk, 1 cup water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat; cover and simmer until the liquid is absorbed, 15 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes off the heat; fluff with a fork. Garnish with cilantro and cashews.

COCONUT RICE DESSERT

Steps:

• Rinse rice and cook in rice cooker.
• In a saucepan, combine coconut milk and 1 1/4 cups of the brown sugar.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 20 minutes.
• Wilt banana leaves over low heat on electric stove.
• Line a 13 X 9 X 2 inch baking pan.
• Preheat electric oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put cooked rice into a large bowl.
• Reserving 1/2 cup of the coconut milk mixture, stir remainder and remaining brown sugar evenly into the hot rice. Put into prepared pan.
• Top with the reserved 1/2 cup coconut milk mixture.
• Bake for 20 minutes, then broil for five minutes to set topping.
• Cut into small pieces.

COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Rinse the rice a few times, until the water that drains away runs almost completely clear.
• Put in a medium, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat with coconut milk, water, sugar and salt. When the liquid comes up to a boil, give it a good stir, scraping the bottom of the pot. Cover the pot and turn the heat down to low.
• Cook for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat and let the rice rest for 10 minutes. Mix gently with a flexible rubber spatula. Taste, season with salt and serve.

COCONUT STICKY RICE

Steps:

• bring rice and coconut milk to a boil, simmer for 15 minutes.
• take some tin foil and crumple it up so it is bumpy and not flat.
• in steamer over boiling water, add tin foil, add rice mixture and steam for 20 minutes bring sugar, water, salt, and vanilla to slow boil cook for 10 minutes until syrup forms remove rice from steamer, toss with coconut, drizzle with syrup.

SPICED COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until onion turns clear, 1 to 2 minutes. Add rice, curry powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper and stir constantly for 1 minute.
• Add coconut milk, chicken broth, and toasted coconut; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until all liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat, combine rice, coconut milk and salt; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

EASY COCONUT JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• Put rice in a fine-mesh sieve, and rinse with cold running water until water runs clear.
• Pour coconut milk into a saucepan and add salt and rice over medium-high heat. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Once mixture is boiling, reduce heat to low, and cover.
• Cook until coconut milk is absorbed and rice is cooked through, abut 20 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and serve.