Mexican Rice Dessert (arroz A La Cajeta)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups brown rice
• 2 cups milk
• 2 strips cinnamon bark (not complete rolls)
• 1 cup cajeta caramel sauce (bottled mexican caramel sauce available in mexican food stores)
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts

Recipe

• 1 soak rice in hot water for 15 minutes.
• 2 drain and place in a cooking pot.
• 3 add milk and cinnamon.
• 4 simmer on stovetop until rice is well cooked.
• 5 discard liquid by sieving.
• 6 reserve rice.
• 7 heat the"cajeta" on a double boiler until it thins somewhat and cook for 3 minutes.
• 8 remove from stovetop and add the chopped nuts.
• 9 incorporate cajeta and nut mixture to the rice.