Cacao (chocolate) Orange Risotto Dessert in Oven

3 cups boiling water

1 c white rice (ordinary rice)

2 tsp ground cinnamon

2 cups coconut milk 

1 c brown sugar (or less)(or substitute)

½ cup cocoa powder

1 tsp vanilla / caramel essence

Zest of 1 orange

Juice of 1 orange

Tin of mandarin oranges – to serve

Preheat oven to 200 oC.  Place boiling water, rice, cinnamon, coconut milk, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, orange zest and orange juice in a 1.5L casserole oven dish with a lid and stir to combine.      

Cover the dish with a lid and bake for 40 minutes.   Remove dish from the oven, stir, cover again and bake for another 40 minutes – test to see if rice is soft but not mushy.     Remove and let cool down.  Serve with mandarin oranges / fresh orange slices.  Alma Pretorius