Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice—or Dessert Rice as I often call it!

Years ago my friend shared this amazing coconut rice recipe with me and Michael after we enjoyed a meal at her home. In turn, I have shared it with many close friends. Now I think the whole world should try it! One of the things I tweaked from her original recipe is I omitted the cinnamon stick (like, really? Who actually has those in their cupboards!) and added in some sweetened flaked coconut. Our favourite meal with this rice is lemon dill salmon and green beans, but it honestly tastes great with tons of stuff! I hope you enjoy it too!

And a quick side note—this recipe requires the rice to soak for 30 min. So it isn’t one of those last minute type of side dishes, hahaha!

Coconut Rice

2 cups rice (I use Basmati)

I can coconut milk (I have used everything from premium brands to the low end and it always tastes the same)

2 1/4 cups water

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp butter

I smallish handful of sweetened shredded coconut (I never measure this but if I had to, its probably 1/2 cup)

1 cinnamon stick (feel free to omit if your pantry is like mine!)

Soak rice in water for 30 min, drain and dump water. Sauté rice in butter. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the coconut. Bring to boil. Reduce temperature and simmer for approximately 20 min or until liquid is absorbed. I typically toss the flaked coconut in towards the end. If you want to get fancy you could even sprinkle some on top once it is served.