Please tell me I’m not the only one saying, “ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPUCCINOS!” like the male models in Zoolander. Try as I might I can’t un-think it, can’t cram out the visions of the windshield washer fluid fight, can’t stop singing Wham!’s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Can’t and won’t!
Here’s the thing about rice: I love the stuff. I love it with a little soy sauce and sriracha while I’m bundled in a blanket in front of the TV. I love it wrapped around fresh fish and veggies at sushi restaurants. I love it in soups and salads. My two favorite ways to eat it though are with fried chicken and cream gravy (we always used to eat it like that growing up – I miss it!) and in rice pudding. Honestly it just does not get better than that!
Let me clarify the first love though – we used to have rice instead of mashed potatoes all the time. I don’t know if it was just easier to cook rice, if it was cheaper to cook rice, or both, but my mom always served rice as the starch of choice with anything that required gravy. Fried chicken, roast beef, meatloaf, you name it. To this day I like rice better although it’s not often I get to have it with gravy (because I never make gravy. Go figure).
So when I was trying to come up with a recipe that would showcase the amazing flexibility of rice I was super torn. Gravy or sweet? Sweet or gravy? Sweet gravy?
SWEET GRAVY IT WAS HARD!
I ended up going for sweet because I didn’t have any flour to help make gravy, and I – ahem – was in a chocolate mood that day. I desperately searched my pantry for inspiration in rice pudding and found a box of cocoa powder and a fresh orange. DONE AND DONE.
While I’ve never been a fan of those chocolate-covered oranges, I really do love chocolate and orange together when I’m the one in control of the ingredients. I love how European it makes me feel – the bright simplicity of the orange mixed with the deep intoxicating chocolate just makes me imagine that I’m traipsing through Tuscany or something. That’s the beauty of rice too – it’s this amazing chameleon ingredient. Regardless of where it’s grown it has this international appeal and always goes with everything! Kinda like the little black dress of starch if you will. RiceSelect™‘s Jasmati® is a long grain American grown jasmine rice. It has the same sweet, enticing aroma and subtle nutty flavor of exotic Thai jasmine rice. The grains are snowy white, soft and tender and hold up well is so many dishes!
The thing I love about this rice pudding is that it’s not sickeningly sweet. The Jasmati rice keeps a great texture (no mushiness please), and the orange and coffee add the perfect amount of bitterness. The two different types of chocolate make for one decadent chocolate rice pudding!
ORANGE MOCHA CHOCOLATE RICE PUDDING
- 3 cups milk
- 2 cups strong brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup RiceSelect Jasmati rice
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 4 oz 60% cocoa chocolate, chopped
- zest of one large orange
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Combine the milk, coffee, rice, brown sugar and salt in a large stockpot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and, stirring constantly, cook the mixture for 30-40 minutes until the rice is tender and the liquid is almost completely gone. Remove from the heat and stir in the cocoa powder, butter, chopped chocolate, orange zest and vanilla extract. Pour into serving dishes and refrigerate for at least an hour. Serve cold or at room temperature!
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Rice Select would be great for stir fry.
https://twitter.com/disneyfan40/status/334854107179388928
I would use it when I make stir fry or my Spanish rice dish.
This would be good for chicken and rice. Maybe in a soup!
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https://twitter.com/daveshir2005/status/334817593519136769
I would make chicken stir fry over rice.
https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/334792859196743683
I would use it to make a chicken and veggie stirfry
I would use it in my Chicken and Rice casserole or in stuffed peppers
tweeted https://twitter.com/happeegirl/status/334766157766725632
I’d use this to make my homemade sushi rolls.
I’d use it in a veggie stir fry.
I would use it to make some Mexican rice.
I would use it to make a chicken and rice dish.
https://twitter.com/tlcfromtn/status/334731462672777216
I would use it to make stir fry
https://twitter.com/aes529/status/334728775218626560
I would use it to make a stirfry with chicken and veggies
I would use the riceselect to spice up my life with the texmati and kasmati, they would be nice additions to our current meal menus!
i would use it on the side of a stir fry
https://twitter.com/klp1965/status/334668069794369536
I would make Tuna Rice Cakes
https://www.food.com/recipe/tuna-rice-cakes-88934
I’d use the rice to make pineapple rice pudding.
tweet: https://twitter.com/cmarquez482/status/334595704167206912
I was originally thinking of stuffed peppers! However after seeing your dish I think I would challenge myself with a dessert. I have honestly never used rice in a dessert before!
https://twitter.com/CaroleIngram4/status/334519607035576320 and by the way, your dish looks DELICIOUS! Chocolate and rice, never thought about it! cfingram @ gmail
I love just plain rice to put chili on top! I’ve even used homemade spaghetti sauce on top of rice before and it’s DELICIOUS! I know, it does sound weird but trust me, it’s delicious especially if you make your homemade spaghetti sauce with loads of vegetables! cfingram @ gmail
I’d add it to my chicken stir fry
I’d make homemade fried rice!
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I Tweeted: https://twitter.com/lisalmg/status/334478257414098944
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I’ve never tried Rice Select but I think it would be a great way to kick up my Stuffed Bell Peppers recipe.
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and a tweet: https://twitter.com/AnnaZed/status/334472015350202368
I grew up in New Orleans so I’m ok with rice in a lot of different dishes. I love that Texmati rice with red beans
I followed your twitter page and tweeted
https://twitter.com/kissxmonkeybutt/status/334465814688301056
Wow! I bet this was very difficult. We eat rice a lot and I make all sorts of entrees, side dishes, and desserts from rice. One of my all time favorite rice dessert recipe is rice with mango. It’s similar to a rice pudding with added coconut milk and fresh sliced/diced mangoes (whatever you prefer) added with slight cinnamon or cinnamon sugar. It’s a big hit with my family.
i’d use it in my stir fry meals!
I would use this rice in my cheesy beef rice casserole.
i’d use it with a nice stir fry
Tweeted the giveaway: https://twitter.com/Thabal628/status/334406188299079680
Being an Indian, I use a lot of spices to flavor up most of the dishes – cumin powder, tumeric powder, coriander powder, dried ginger powder and ofcourse chilli powder 🙂 The recent one I tried and it was yum: https://www.sruthiskitchen.com/2012/08/14/mushroom-pulao/
We eat a lot of stir fry dishes with rice and I want to try some of these varieties instead of our plain white rice.
I tweeted https://twitter.com/FloydSara/status/334372558625460224
I would use rice select in many dishes to help spice up my cooking. Rice goes with everything!
I like to make some mexican rice.
We love jasmine rice, and it would be nice to use some that’s grown here instead of in Thailand. Our absolute favorite rice dish is mulligatawny soup– spicy curry over fragrant rice, yum. We’d try it with that first!
https://twitter.com/sweeper785/status/334335554864967681
I would use riceselect to make some rice pilaf
My family loves this rice with grilled shrimp and veggies on top!
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/334303147457658882
I love rice and eat it multiple times a week. I would love to use this brand to try my hand at making my favorite ethnic food, Indian!
My tweet
https://twitter.com/sparkedcat/status/334289752125759488
I would use RiceSelect to make black beans and rice.
I don’t use a lot of spices in my meals, but this would be awesome in stir fry!
with sween n sour chicken
I would use it to make spicey rice pudding. MMMM
I would use it to make this delicious rice pudding!! It sounds amazing!!
I’ve never used Jasmati rice, but think I would use it in my shrimp/orange stir fry.
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https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/333644656036421632
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I would use it to make jambalaya
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https://twitter.com/tnshadylady/status/333595401150148608
I love cooking creole type foods and rice is a staple for that.
I would make a delicious stir-fry!
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Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/333317417759559680
I would add it to soup instead of potatoes.
I would use it in stir fry! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I never think of doing something sweet with rice, but oh my, does this sound yummy. I would probably use the rice with a paella or a curry.
I would probably try it several ways. Red beans and rice would probably be the first!
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I would use it to make some stuffed peppers!
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I love Jasmine rice so I would definitely use the Jasmati rice to make cilantro-lime rice for my Pork Carnita Burritos!
would provide more dinner inspirations
https://twitter.com/imprfctbutloved/status/332496476758474752
I love their wild rice mix! I use it in chili.
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I’D USE RICE SELECT TO ADD SOME FLAVOR TO MY GRANDMOTHER’S CASSEROLE RECIPE!
I’ve never thought of chocolate rice pudding I’ll have to give that a try. My family loves rice pudding. I would use it to make breakfast rice since my kids love it as well.
i would use it with sweet and sour seitan
yum
https://twitter.com/LAMusing/status/332311616605536256
I’ve never made rice pudding, so I think I’d give it a try!
I would use it to make Mint Jasmati Rice with Baked Pork Chops.
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/332266914938249217
There’s an orange chicken crock pot recipe I really want to try. I would love to try it with RiceSelect!
https://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/332234118148526082
I’d use the jasmati rice with lettuce wraps.
I would use it to make Thai Cashew Rice
We actually don’t eat a lot of rice and I would like to remedy that. I love the idea of rice with gravy and I now really want to make your chocolate and orange rice pudding!
I would make chicken fried rice with it.
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I tweeted
https://twitter.com/MsCarolsueA/status/331948855182622721
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I would serve the Kasmatic Rice with Chicken Tikka Masala
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I’d use it to spice up our stuffed green peppers:)
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https://twitter.com/1amypugmire/status/331621361921454081
I would use it to bring a variety of chicken meals to the table. we love chicken fried rice! and my kids love rice in general! I would also love to make orange chicken and rice!
I would make cilantro rice
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https://twitter.com/MeandBells/status/331586638075543553
i would make a chicken stir fry!
https://twitter.com/mrs_puddle/status/331274284649570305
You have given me the inspiration to try to make rice pudding. I think I’ll try making a horchata flavored rice pudding… YUMMY!
First off, I would definitely use it for THIS recipe (I already copied it to my recipes folder on my computer!). I would like to see how it fares with Persian jeweled rice instead of using basmati rice. Thanks for the chance to win!
I tweeted here:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/330801472612745218
i’d use it to make a chicken and rice casserole
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/330792654239588352
i love it with stuff perpper and bean
My tweet – https://twitter.com/L_A_Frances/status/330399347088957443
https://twitter.com/channynn/status/330395450240815104
my family loves rice, bacon, and peas thrown together in a skillet!
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I would use RiceSelect to spice up my cooking by making it into unexpected dishes. My favorite would be asparagus and mushroom stuffed rice balls. They are the perfect party appetizers and a conversation starter.
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i’d buy all new spices!
This looks fantastic. I wouldn’t have thought of it myself but I’d definitely make something with rice and gravy now that you have me thinking about it
I’d use it for a homemade Mexican dish, chicken and rice with hot peppers – yum!
I would use it to accompany my homemade Chicken Tikka!
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Rice is always a great addition to a meal and it spices up a dish in so many ways.
It’s like a chocolate risotto! Yum!
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I have tried this and love it with polynesian chicken.
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Tweet: https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/329429493506772992 onefrugalgirl AT gmail DOT com
I would use it to make fried rice. I used to make that all the time with stir-fried veggies, but I haven’t tried it in ages. It’s so delicious I should dig that recipe out and try it again.
https://twitter.com/Merle0304/status/329325257099993088
I would put this in stir fry.
tweet https://twitter.com/prizepuzzle/status/328972849878532096
I’d use it to make stuffed green peppers.
i would use it with red beans, yum
I would make red beans and rice.
i would use this for tilapia and a little cilantro
https://twitter.com/DesMoinesDealin/status/326868469888991232
id use it for a side dish with cilantro and lime!
I would make my favorite bbq rice balls on the grill!
I make rice dishes everything week so having some new varieties to try would rock!
I’d mix it with cilantro and scallions to make green rice to serve with Mexican food!
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/326192283340902400
I would use RiceSelect to make Takikomi Gohan (flavored rice)
I mix rice in with our soup! It is easy and adds substance!
I’d make a spicy mexican chicken soup with rice. Yum!
I would use it to make Thai Cashew rice
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https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/325832029277151233
I’d try new recipes from a Google search for Greek or Chinese rice recipes.
Thank you.
I’d use RiceSelect for Red Beans and Rice
I’d make a chicken and rice casserole, yum!
I would definitely use it with a fish recipe over some brown rice with vegetables.
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/325356283005915137
I would love to use RiceSelect with cooked chicken and cream of mushroom soup mixed into it.
I would use it with greens and salmonThanks! Janna JOhnson jannajanna@hotmail.com Janna johnson on GFC
i would use it for sweet and sour chicken with rice
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https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/324586810674130944
I would use it to create my favorite, sesame chicken over rice.
I like good old chicken and rice casserole. Simple and comforting. 🙂
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I sometimes just crave buttered rice, fast and simple.
I would use it as a side dish when I make chicken
I would use RiceSelect to soak up the sauces from chicken stir-fry!
I love rice pudding! This looks delicious. My favorite way to use rice is to make fried rice with leftover veggies.
Tweet
https://twitter.com/clc408/status/324232188042293248
I’d like to try it to make a spicy Spanish Rice dish.
I would put this in stir fry.
I’d use it in our chicken as a side topping
I would use it for dinner with a curry dish.
I would use it for fried rice!
Makes some healthy chicken and rice dishes
I really like rice pudding so that’s the first thing I’d make using Jasmati.
Perfect timing because I just had brown rice and Jambalaya for dinner!
I’d use it in a casserole. 🙂
haven’t tried but
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LAYERED RICE PUDDING sounds lovely!
I would use it to make a chicken and rice stirfry for my son and I.
I would use it for both sweet (i.e. THIS RICE PUDDING) and savory (rice & bean bowls) dishes!!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/323936599668838400
I would love to use RiceSelect with cooked chicken mixed into it. My family loves chicken and rice and this rice really sounds delicious.
tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/323920586508222465
I would add it to stir fry.
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https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/323917511831744512
I would like to use Jasmati rice in stuffed peppers served over tomato sauce.
I would use it with chicken in place of noodles and have chicken and rice
my family would love it,
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/323907616705241088
I would use it to make Thai Cashew Rice
Ohmuhgosh, ZOOLANDER. I haven’t seen that in ages…which is way too long. ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPACHINO!
I’d also like some rice pudding, please.
2nd entry tweet – https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/323872908730580992
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I would use it for a chili and rice dish for dinner.
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