Apple Rice Pudding - a delicious dessert made with apple, rice and milk. I always love experimenting different fruit based desserts. I have already posted apple suji kheer and wheat/atta halwa with apples, dalia/ broken wheat halwa with apples for babies/kids. So this time I wanted to try pudding/kheer with apples and rice. It turned out so nice and tasty 🙂 This apple rice pudding can be given to babies after 8 months by replacing cow's milk with formula milk (pointers given at the end of post for the preparation using formula milk).
Now Let's get on to check how to make this easy apple rice pudding recipe for babies, toddlers & kids.
Apple Rice Pudding Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids
Apple Rice Pudding - easy pudding recipe with rice, milk and apples
Ingredients
- Cooked Rice - 1/2 cup
- Apple - 1 medium sized
- Milk - 1.25 cups
- Palm Sugar/Brown sugar- 1.5 tbsp
- Almonds - 1 tbsp
- Nuts Powder - 1 tsp optional
- Raisins - 2 tsp
- Cardamom powder - a pinch
- Ghee - 1 tsp
Instructions
- Measure and keep all ingredients ready. In a pan, heat ghee and add almonds & raisins to it. Saute them until raisins plumed up. Switch off the flame once done. Set aside.
- Wash apple in running water well. Peel the skin off from the apple with a peeler. Remove the seeds in the centre part after cutting the Apple vertically into two pieces. Then chop them into equal size small cubes. Steam chopped apple pieces in a steamer for 5 minutes. You can also pressure cook it with a cup of water for 2 whistles. For both steaming and blending i use
- Philips Avent Combined Steamer and Blender
- Once the apple is steamed, it will be soft and transparent. Now blend it with little water to a smooth paste in a blender. Set the apple puree aside.
- Then add 1.25 cups of milk to the cooked rice along with sugar and cardamom powder. Mix well. Then start cooking the mixture in low medium flame for 5-10 minutes. Keep stirring in between. Once the mixture becomes thick, switch off the flame. Cool it down.
- Then add apple puree along with nuts powder to it. Mix well and then add ghee tempered almonds raisins mixture.
- Give a quick stir. Pour it to serving bowls and refrigerate if desired!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g
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Method :
1. Measure and keep all ingredients ready. In a pan, heat ghee and add almonds & raisins to it. Saute them until raisins plumed up. Switch off the flame once done. Set aside.
2. Wash apple in running water well. Peel the skin off from the apple with a peeler. Remove the seeds in the center part after cutting the Apple vertically into two pieces. Then chop them into equal size small cubes. Steam chopped apple pieces in a steamer for 5 minutes. You can also pressure cook it with a cup of water for 2 whistles. For both steaming and blending i use Philips Avent Combined Steamer and Blender
Once the apple is steamed, it will be soft and transparent. Now blend it with little water to a smooth paste in a blender. Set the apple puree aside.
3. Then add 1.25 cups of milk to the cooked rice along with sugar and cardamom powder. Mix well. Then start cooking the mixture in low medium flame for 5-10 minutes. Keep stirring in between. Once the mixture becomes thick, switch off the flame. Cool it down.
4. Then add apple puree along with nuts powder to it. Mix well and then add ghee tempered almonds raisins mixture.
5. Give a quick stir. Pour it to serving bowls and refrigerate if desired!
Yummy apple rice pudding is ready!
How to make Apple rice pudding for babies below one year using breastmilk/formula:
- Prepare steamed apple puree as per step 2.
- Add cooked well mashed rice along with a tsp of ghee to the apple puree. Add nuts powder if desired and mix well.
- Once the mixture is warm add breastmilk/ formula milk to adjust the consistency. Feed your baby!
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Notes :
- You can also cook rice along with water/milk. It may take little more time to cook than mentioned. If using uncooked rice, use 1/4 cup.
- Use sweet tasting apple for best results.
- This Apple rice pudding gets little thick after cooled down, so switch off the flame accordingly.
- For toddlers, You can use raw grated or pureed apple to prepare this pudding.
- You can also refrigerate the pudding for 15-20 minutes and serve.
- Skip sugar for babies below one year. Use dates syrup or fruit purees instead.
- Avoid whole nuts for small babies, instead use dry fruits powder or almond powder.
- If the pudding gets thicken, adjust with milk.
- Make sure to introduce each ingredients separate to your baby, before you try this apple rice pudding recipe.
- Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
Raman
I like your apple rice pudding. Delicious!