Carrot Cake Rice Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 cup Riceland long-grain white rice
• 2 cups whole milk (or coconut milk for dairy-free)
• 1 cup heavy cream (or more milk)
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup finely grated carrots
• ½ cup raisins (optional)
• ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• ½ cup shredded coconut (optional)
• Cream cheese glaze (2 tbsp cream cheese, ¼ cup powdered sugar, 1 tbsp milk)