Mexican Pumpkin Rice Pudding - Got Milk

Ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 cups, water
• 2, cinnamon sticks
• 3 5, whole cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon, table salt
• 1 cup, long-grain white rice , uncooked
• 3/4 cup, pumpkin purée , divided
• 3 ounces, honey
• 1 1/4 cup, fat free milk , plus more for thinning if needed
• 1/4 teaspoon, ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon, ground nutmeg
• Optional, whipped cream
• Optional, ground cinnamon , for sprinkling when serving
• Pair each serving with an 8-ounce glass of milk