For the past few months I’ve been trying to cut back on the amount of dairy I’ve been ingesting. You can easily find yourself relying on milk, cheese and eggs in a vegetarian diet which naturally gets sickening after a while…

I could never see myself omitting them completely, but there are plenty of awesome/delicious recipes out there that you’d never guess were vegan! Oddly enough, I got this recipe from my good friend, Laura Warecki, a devoted meat-a-tarian. After hearing her rave about how delicious this vegan recipe was, I knew it was worth a shot!

3 c. cooked rice
1 c. soy milk
1 can light coconut milk (13.5 oz)
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 c. raisins
2/3 c. shredded coconut (plus some for sprinkling)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla

In a large sauce pan, heat rice, soy and coconut milk, sugar, salt and all spices on medium. Be sure not to boil and burn the mixture! Once heated through, fold in raisins and shredded coconut. Serve with a pinch of extra coconut on top!

Note for making the greatest pudding: Now that we’re in the dead of winter, recipes like these are GOLDEN. It’s so creamy and rich you’d never think it would be a dairy-less/even remotely healthy! Also being a one-pot deal, you really can’t beat it. This makes a WHOLE BUNCH, so next time I might cut the recipe in half. I also think some almonds would be great in this! Thanks for the delicious winter treat, Lor!