Rice Pudding with Caramelized Bananas

Amount   Measure   Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------   ------------   --------------------------------
1   cup   instant rice
1   cup   2% low-fat milk
2   tablespoons   sugar
1/2   teaspoon   cinnamon
1/4   teaspoon   nutmeg
1/4   cup   maple syrup
4   tablespoons   unsalted butter
1/4   cup   dark brown sugar
3   whole   bananas -- sliced
Heat milk to boiling. Add rice and cover and move off heat for 5 minutes.

Melt butter in frying pan. Add brown sugar and mix until sugar dissolves.

Add sliced bananas to butter mixture and cook on medium for 5 to 10 minutes or until soft.

Add maple syrup, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, bananas and their syrup to rice mixture. Mix well.

Makes 4 servings
Per Serving: 432 Calories; 13g Fat (26.8% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 77g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 36mg Cholesterol; 42mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain (Starch); 1 1/2 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 2 1/2 Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates.
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