Hot Brown Rice Cereal with Dried Fruits - Natural Foods Recipes

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cup water
• 1 cup Japanese medium-grain brown rice
• 1/2 cup natural applesauce
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
• 2 Tbsp dried currants
• 2 Tbsp real maple syrup or honey
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon or ground cardamom
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• Toasted almonds or walnuts (optional)
• Light cream (optional)