Coconut Rice (Mochi-Bibinka) Philippines

Ingredients

• 5 1/2 cups mochi rice
• 1 (12 ounce) can coconut milk, frozen thawed
• 1 (16 ounce) package dark brown sugar, packed

Directions

1. 1

   Rinse rice and cook in rice cooker. In saucepan combine coconut milk and 1 1/4 cups of the brown sugar. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Put cooked rice into a large bowl. Reserving 1/2 cup of coconut mixture, stir remainder and remaining brown sugar evenly into hot rice. Put into pans that are prepared by greasing them. Top with reserved 1/2 cup of coconut milk mixture. Bake for 20 minutes the broil for 5 minutes to set topping. Cut into small pieces.