2 tb Butter or margarine, melted
3 tb Brown sugar, firmly packed
2/3 c Dried apricot halves,
-plumped 1/3 c Sugar
1 1/3 c 2% lowfat milk, scalded
1 1/4 c Cooked rice
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/8 ts Nutmeg
2 Eggs, beaten
1 ts Vanilla
-chocolate sauce, Optional -whipped cream, Optional -chocolate leaf, Optional -almonds, toasted, Optional Drizzle butter evenly into 6 individual oven-proof molds. Sprinkle with brown sugar; arrange apricots evenly over brown sugar. Stir sugar into milk; add rice. Stir in salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs and vanilla; pour over apricots. Place molds in 13 X 9-inch pan with about 1-inch hot water; bake at 350 degrees F. 20 to 25 minutes, or until custard is set. Unmold immediately; let cool. To serve place pudding on plate. If desired, spoon chocolate sauce on plate around pudding and garnish with whipped cream, chocolate leaves and toasted almonds.