Christmas Cake Rice Fritters with Brown Rice | Carolina® Rice

Ingredients

• #Fritters:#
• 3/4 cups Carolina® Brown Rice
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tbsp lime zest
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup mixed dried fruit (such as pitted prunes, raisins, currants or cherries), chopped
• Canola oil
• #Rum Simple Syrup:#
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cups water
• 1/3 cup dark rum
• Powdered sugar