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Gingerbread-Spiced Rice Pudding with Poached Apples (Gluten Free, Vegan, FODMAP Friendly, Allergen Friendly)

Gingerbread Spiced Rice Pudding with Poached Apples

As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, our bodies crave warm, grounding meals that provide comfort and balance. Our Gingerbread-Spiced Rice Pudding with Poached Apples is the perfect answer, a creamy, aromatic twist on rice pudding that feels like holiday magic in every spoonful.


This dish is allergen-free, gluten-free, and easily adapted for low-FODMAP diets, making it a gut-friendly indulgence for everyone at the table. By pairing fragrant jasmine rice, seasonal apples, and IrieVeda’s warming spices, this recipe transforms simple ingredients into a mindful, seasonal ritual.


Why Rice is Perfect for Winter Wellness

In Ayurveda, fall and winter are dominated by Vata dosha, which brings qualities of cold, dryness, and lightness. To counterbalance this, we turn to warm, moist, and grounding foods, and jasmine rice is an ideal choice:

• Aromatic & Easy to Digest: Jasmine rice is naturally light, soft, and fragrant, making it gentle on sensitive stomachs.

• Grounding & Nourishing: Its subtle sweetness and moist texture balance Vata dosha, helping the body feel centered and comforted in cold months.

• Gut-Friendly & Gluten-Free: Perfect for allergen-friendly meals, it pairs beautifully with warming spices and soothing fruits.


Poached Apples: Sweet, Soothing, Seasonal

Cooking apples in warm water or spiced syrup makes them easier to digest, while their natural sweetness supports healthy elimination and adds a comforting holiday aroma to your kitchen. They are a gentle, Vata-balancing fruit, especially in winter.


IrieVeda’s Gingerbread Spice: Your Winter Glow

The heart of this recipe is IrieVeda’s Gingerbread Spice Blend, a festive mix of ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and Ayurvedic digestive allies. These spices do more than flavor your porridge:

• Support strong digestion (agni)

• Warm the body from the inside out

• Calm the belly after holiday indulgences


This bowl of winter wellness is proof that mindful eating can be festive and gut-friendly, leaving you nourished, grounded, and glowing from the inside out.

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Gingerbread-Spiced Rice Pudding with Poached Apples

Servings

2

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Cozy up with a warm bowl of creamy jasmine rice simmered in dairy-free milk and swirled with IrieVeda’s Gingerbread Spice for a festive, belly-soothing treat. Topped with tender, spiced poached apples, this gluten-free and allergen-friendly porridge is the perfect winter comfort food that supports gentle digestion and balances Vata during the colder months.

Ingredients

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    • ½ cup Jasmine Rice (or use brown rice or certified GF oats)

    • 1 ½ cups water

    • 1 cup unsweetened oat milk

    • 1 tbsp maple syrup

    • 1 tsp IrieVeda Jolly Gingerbread spice blend

    • Pinch of salt

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    • 1 medium apple, peeled and thinly sliced

    • ¼ cup water

    • ½ tsp IrieVeda Jolly Gingerbread spice blend

    • 1 tsp maple syrup

    • ½ tsp lemon juice

    Directions

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      1. Rinse rice in a fine mesh strainer.

      2. In a small saucepan, combine rice, water, and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

      3. Add milk and continue cooking another 10 minutes until thickened, stirring to prevent sticking.

      4. Stir in maple syrup and Jolly Gingerbread blend. Adjust sweetness to taste.

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      1. In a small pan, add sliced apples, water, maple syrup, lemon juice, and Jolly Gingerbread blend.

      2. Cover and simmer on low for 8–10 minutes or until tender.

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      1. Spoon pudding into bowls, top with warm poached apples, and drizzle with any remaining poaching liquid.

      2. Optional: sprinkle with extra spice or a swirl of coconut cream.