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By Dawn Hall, author of the Busy People’s Cookbook Series

To make this old-time favorite dessert even quicker, I bring home leftover rice after going out for Chinese (because restaurants usually give you too much rice to eat anyway).

¾ cup raisins
3 cups water
3 (1 ounce) packages sugar-free, fat-free instant vanilla pudding mix
3 cups fat-free, low-carb milk
4 ½ cups fat-free dessert whipped topping
3 cups cold cooked rice*
Ground cinnamon

In a microwave-safe bowl, cook the raisins in water for 1 minute. Then let the raisins sit in the water until you are finished preparing this dessert. This will help soften the raisins and make them tender and less chewy.

In a large bowl, beat with an electric mixer the pudding mix with the milk until the pudding mix is completely dissolved, well blended, and thick.
With a spatula, stir in the dessert whipped topping until well blended.

Drain and discard the water from the raisins. Pat the raisins dry with a towel.
Stir the raisins and rice (make sure the rice isn’t clumpy) into the creamy mixture until well mixed. Put into a serving bowl or individual dessert cups and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.

*Rice from a restaurant has a harder texture than homemade rice.

Yield: 18 (1/2-cup) servings

Calories: 111 (0% fat)
Total Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 1mg
Carbohydrate: 23g
Dietary Fiber: 0g
Protein: 3g
Sodium: 242mg
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fruit

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 1 minute
Total time: 11 minutes

This rehearsal dinner buffet was created especially for Precious Moms by Dawn Hall, the author of the award winning Busy People’s Cookbook Series including the just released title: Busy People’s Super Simple Menus Cookbook, (137 healthy, home-style-meals made in 30-minutes or less); Slow Cooker Cookbook, Low-Carb Cookbook, Diabetic Cookbook, Christmas Cookbook, Low-Fat Cookbook, Busy People’s Down Home Cooking Without the Down Home Fat Cookbook and 7 Simple Steps to a Healthier You.  Her books are currently available at all fine bookstores and on the internet.  Her website is: www.Dawnhallcookbooks.com