Tropical Rice Pudding Recipe - A Delicious Dessert from the USA

Ingredients

• 1 cup of uncooked rice
• 1 tbsp of butter or margarine
• 1 tsp of salt
• 2 cups of milk
• 2 eggs , separated
• 1 cup of half and half
• 0.5 cup of sugar , divided
• 2 tsp of vanilla extract
• 1 16 oz (454 g) can of crushed pineapple , drained
• 0.5 cup of toasted flaked coconut