My wedding is 16 days, 12 hours, 51 minutes, and 11 seconds away, but whose really counting?! With the big day right around the corner, I have been trying to be extremely conscious of what I am eating. I want to feel and look amazing, and I know that the best way to do that is to be super strict for the next two weeks!
Well, what am I supposed to do if I am craving a delicious dessert?! The obvious answer: come up with a vegetable based, delicious concoction, that tastes EXACTLY like rice pudding! (DUHHHH)!!!!!
I use cauliflower rice all the time. It’s no secret that it is my favorite grain substitute:
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Although I have used Cauliflower multiple times in savory dishes, I have never utilized it as a dessert ingredient…until yesterday!
Even I was skeptical when I was making this. I was sure that the cauliflower flavor would be too strong. I WAS SO WRONG!!! You can’t taste the cauliflower at all, and the pudding is creamy, chewy, and perfectly sweet. I was especially obsessed with the texture of this dessert. I seriously had a hard time not eating the whole thing while I was photographing! You may even see that I had to smooth out the pudding in some of the photos because I couldn’t resist sneaking bites!
This is the perfect dessert for someone who is watching their waste line. This rice pudding is fat free, paleo, vegetarian, gluten free, sugar free and AWESOME.
- 2 cups Riced Cauliflower
- 1 cup coconut milk (almond, rice, etc will work too)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 packets stevia
- ¼ cup egg whites
- Microwave 1½ cup cauliflower with milk
- transfer to a sauce pan, turn to medium heat
- add remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer
- add remaining ½ cup cauliflower until you get desired consistency (you may not use it all)
- turn flame to low
- stir constantly until thickened (about 4-5 minutes)
- ENJOY!
If you are skeptical about this pudding, go make some so I can prove you wrong! SERIOUSLY! This is the definition of a GUILT FREE DESSERT… so go enjoy!
Dani @ DaniCaliforniaCooks says
This looks fantastic! So inventive, too.
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Thanks so much!!!
View CommentThunderbuns says
What a brilliant idea! I’ve gone the cauliflower brownies route (also delicious) but this is a new one and your pictures have me convinced!
View Comment[email protected] says
oh wow! I’m going to try a cauliflower brownie!!! that sounds delicious!
View CommentHaley @ Cheap Recipe Blog says
I just made this - and I love it! I ended up adding just a tad (one teaspoon or so) of plain sugar since the stevia didn’t sweeten it up to my standards. But yeah, love it. I added some butter on top for an extra decadent treat.
View Comment[email protected] says
yay!!! I’m so glad you liked it it’s a favorite over here!
View Commentraincakes says
wow! I love this idea! As soon as I go buy some cauliflower this promises to be breakfast!:)
View Comment[email protected] says
yay!!!
View CommentEmily House says
Can you tell me how much ‘boxed’ coconut measures. I need to know the equivalent. Thanks!
View Comment[email protected] says
Hey!!! I’ll change it on the recipe. It’s just regular coconut milk or almond milk. I wanted to specific that it wasn’t canned coconut milk!
View CommentJen says
How much stevia is two packets?
View Comment[email protected] says
hey! about 1 tsp!
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