Pandan infused coconut rice pudding

As noted previously, I *finally* got my hands on some delightfully fresh pandan leaves on the weekend. As one of my favourite flavours, I was eager to make a dessert that used these fragrant leaves. I needed a simple recipe that I could make with limited ingredients. I settled on a variation to my usual rice pudding (whereby I replaced one cup of milk with some light coconut milk and the pandan leaf took the usual spot of vanilla, cinnamon and citrus zest). To say I was amazed by the subtle and delicious flavour of this dish is perhaps an understatement. I think this one will be a definite "repeat offender" on my dessert repertoire. 


On a related but different note, in searching for a recipe using pandan leaf, I noticed that this delectable ingredient is not featured commonly on food blogs or recipe sites. Accordingly, I hope that this post gives others some ideas (and confidence) for cooking with it - it's well worth it! 

Pandan infused coconut rice pudding 

You can see that I used long grain rice in this recipe. While this is not typically optimal for rice puddings, it was all I had in the house and actually worked out much better than expected. 

Looks simple, right? I can tell you that it definitely was, but the combination of flavours most certainly boasts the wow factor! I'd be interested to know what other people like to make with pandan leaves. Next for me is a pandan sago pudding. I shall be reporting back on that little experiment shortly.