Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

Best rice i've ever had! I didn't use raisins and added another 1/4 cup of apple juice, and also used a firm Fuji apple so they wouldn't break down. Will definetly make again

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sheena

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2009

I think it was a little too sweet for a side dish. It almost tasted like apple pie! Which idn't a bad thing, but with dinner it might have been too much. Also my rice took a really long time too cook, so I would adjust the time for softer rice.

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kittylover25

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Home Town: Brea, California, USA

Living In: Irvine, California, USA

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Reviewed: May 10, 2009

Yum! We really liked this, even a bit sticky as it got. I used part basmati ricepart regular long-grain white because that's what I had around. Smell is wonderful. I might use part water, part apple juice next time to cut down on the sweetness. It was really tasty, but a bit too sweet for your standard side.

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BUSYBEE25

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2009

Very yummy recipe. My husband was skeptical at first. He was reluctant to try it, but after he tasted it he went back for seconds. I will definately make this again.

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MommyKim

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Living In: Beaumont, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2009

Don't bother using brown rice, it takes way too long. Just stick with white rice.

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sunshinenewday

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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2009

This is good. I tried it first with brown rice and it did not work. It would not soak up the liquid. White rice worked just fine.

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TaraP

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Home Town: Ravenna, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

I always rate the recipes by how much is left after dinner. Not a whole lot was left. Being a novice baker, I may have forgot that adding sugar into rice may make it burn.....while I didn't burn it.....we'll just say it browned on the bottom. Top was good.

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Brandon

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

made the recipe with minute rice, adding apples halfway thru the 17 minutes. it was done within the recipe's stated time. i thought the flavor was pleasant - didnt think more cinnamon or was needed and didnt think it was too sweet. the apple juice i used was from healthy balance so it contains less sugar so maybe that's why it didnt taste too sweet. but i guess i'm not a huge rice fan anyway so no one in my family really ate this up. but i do think if you like rice, it would make a fantastic side dish to several main dishes. we served it with ham and thought it was good, but think it would be great with grilled pork chops too. definitely a recipe worth a try, esp. since it's so easy to make. thank you!

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

Delicious! I substituted a mix of brown and wild rice. Package directions said to simmer 45 min, so I added apples and everything else 15 min before the end of cooking. I also substituted dried cherries for raisins and added 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.

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Melissa Moo

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Long Island, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009

This was just okay. It smelled heavenly and all of my kids were excited to try it, but no one liked it. It tasted fine, but was just too sweet for my family's tastes.

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JOSEPHINE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2009

Very interesting. It almost reminded me of a mushy rice pudding. The raisins were great as they added a great burst of flavor when you bit into them but the rice itself was a little bland.

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ashergirl2

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2009

I loved this recipe! Since others had commented that the apples got mushy, I put them in with 10 minutes left in the cooktime. I also added a tablespoon of butter. I will definitely cook this again many times!

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Stacy9216

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2009

Dish was great.

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Sharon

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

really tasty. i've made this a few times now and every time i've had to cook it significantly longer than 17 minutes (more like 25-30).

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2008

This is great with apple butter pork loin from this site and different from other side dishes. I found an easier way to make this in the microwave. People were commenting on the apples cooking down and if you do it in the microwave, they don't disappear from the dish. I used Uncle Ben's Ready rice in the pouch which takes 90 seconds. I cooked that first and then put that in a 2 quart casserole dish with all the other ingredients but instead of using 1 1/2 cups of apple juice I used 1 cup of apple juice and 1/2 cup of apple butter. Microwave it on high for 5 minutes and stir then on high for another 5 minutes.

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Jillian

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2008

This was ok, a little sweet to me for dinner. I served these like many others, with the grilled brown sugar chops (in my case, pork steaks).

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Laurie

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2008

I substituted brown rice and it was still yummy. The apple juice I used was cold, so it took longer to cook... 1.5 hours! The liquid boiled off in about 45 min, but the rice was still hard. I had to keep adding water a cup at a time, letting it boil off, until the rice cooked. I was surprised at how long it took, but it was worth the wait. This is really good with the brown sugar pork chops from this website.

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2008

This was really good and went great with pork chops. I added a tablespoon of butter to it at the end and it cut into the sweetness of the dish just enough.

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