This is rice pudding made the slow way — the right way. Leftover jasmine rice, almond milk, coconut cream, a strip of kombu, and a cinnamon stick, simmered down into something thick and glossy and deeply comforting. It's finished off the heat with vanilla, lime zest, and honey, then dusted with Belly Love Powder and a few drops of Belly Love Tonic just before serving — so a dessert that already feels like care becomes a small, intentional ritual for the gut.
The kombu is the quiet ingredient worth knowing. A small strip added to the pot as the rice simmers, it softens the grains, supports digestibility, and disappears completely in flavor. Remove it before serving. The arrowroot — or kuzu, if you have it — goes in dissolved in cold milk and brings the pudding to that glossy, just-set consistency that holds its shape in a glass but still yields on a spoon. Both vanilla and honey go in off the heat, which is worth following: honey keeps its character and delicacy when it doesn't cook, and vanilla stays bright rather than flat.
Day-old rice is genuinely better here than freshly cooked. If you have the foresight, cook it in almond milk and water and leave it overnight. If not, whatever rice is in the fridge works. Twenty-five minutes from pan to glass.
What's In the Bowl
Belly Love Powder is dusted over each serving at the end — a digestive and gut-supportive blend of Garcinia, Mangosteen, Cranberry, Cha de Bugre, Hibiscus, and Ginger, traditionally used to support metabolic balance, ease bloating, and encourage gentle digestive comfort.* It sits on the surface alongside the cinnamon, warm and aromatic, and does its best work when the gut is already relaxed and the meal is winding down.
Belly Love Tonic is added by the drop at the very end, according to your preference — the liquid companion to the powder, a concentrated botanical formula of Garcinia, Green Coffee, Mangosteen, Turmeric, and Ginger traditionally used to support daily digestive health and a sense of ease after eating.* A few drops, never cooked, so the herbs stay bright and the ritual feels deliberate.
Together, the powder and the tonic turn the finishing moment of this pudding into something that works with the body rather than just satisfying it.
RECIPE
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: About 25 minutes
Serves: 3–4
Recipe by: Silvia Bifaro for Anima Mundi Apothecary
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked jasmine rice (leftover rice cooked in almond milk and water is ideal)
- 2 cups almond milk, plus 2 Tbsp for the arrowroot
- ½ cup coconut cream
- 1 strip kombu, about 5 cm
- 1 cinnamon stick, plus ground cinnamon to finish
- 1 tsp Anima Mundi Vanilla Powder
- 2–3 Tbsp honey or maple syrup, to taste
- Zest of ½ lime
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp arrowroot, or kuzu (Japanese arrowroot)
- Anima Mundi Belly Love Powder, to finish, according to package instructions
- Anima Mundi Belly Love Tonic drops, to finish, according to package instructions
- Optional garnish: cinnamon bark, licorice root, dried edible flower petals
Method
- Put the rice, almond milk, coconut cream, kombu, cinnamon stick, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer.
- Cook over low heat for 15–20 minutes, stirring often, until the rice is soft and the mixture is creamy.
- Dissolve the arrowroot or kuzu in 2 Tbsp cold almond milk until completely smooth. Stir into the pan and cook for 2–3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the pudding thickens and turns glossy.
- Remove from the heat. Take out the kombu and cinnamon stick.
- Stir in the vanilla, honey or maple syrup, and lime zest. Taste and adjust sweetness.
- Spoon into glasses and serve warm, or chill until set.
- To finish: dust each glass with Belly Love Powder and a little ground cinnamon. Add Belly Love Tonic drops according to package instructions. Garnish with cinnamon bark, licorice root, and dried flower petals.
Notes:
Kombu softens the grains and supports digestibility without adding any sea flavour — just don't forget to remove it. Kuzu or regular arrowroot both work for thickening; if using kuzu, crush any lumps before dissolving. Always dissolve either starch in cold liquid first. Add honey off the heat so it keeps its character. Add the powder and drops at the very end — never cook them — so the herbs stay bright.
Shop The Ingredients
Belly Love Powder: botanical digestive blend of Garcinia, Mangosteen, Hibiscus, and Ginger for gut comfort and metabolic balance*
Belly Love Tonic: concentrated liquid formula for daily digestive ease and a settled feeling after meals*
Both are available together in the Belly Love Kit, which also includes Amargo Digestive Bitters and Golden Sun Milk.
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