This is my new go-to summer dessert! 🍓🥥 I love onigiri (Japanese rice balls), and the idea for this tropical dessert version has been in the back of my mind for awhile now. And now that we’re heavy into summer, I figured it was the perfect time to try it out! It’s a delicious rice ball made w/ short grain white rice that’s been soaked in a mixture of coconut milk and strawberry syrup so it absorbs ALL that flavor. Then, you just make rice balls with chopped fresh strawberries in the middle. Would you try them?? Let me know in the comments what you think if you do! 🙌 INGREDIENTS (3 onigiri) 3 instant white rice cups (~22 oz cooked) 1 can coconut milk 1/4 cup strawberry syrup 1 tsp cornstarch 7 strawberries (chopped) INSTRUCTIONS: 1️⃣ Put the rice cups in the microwave per the packaging instructions. If you’re using a rice cooker, just cook the rice as normal. 3️⃣ Pour the coconut milk and strawberry syrup into a small sauce pan over medium heat, stirring consistently, and bring it to a simmer. Take a few tsp of the coconut milk and mix it with the cornstarch, then pour it into the pot and keep stirring. Take it off the heat and set aside. 4️⃣ Put the cooked rice into a large mixing bowl and pour the coconut milk mixture over the top. Use a silicone spatula or wooden spoon to mix it all up. Then, put plastic wrap over the bowl and let it rest at room temperature for 45 minutes to an hour. You want the rice to pretty much completely absorb the liquid. 5️⃣ While you wait, finely chop 6 of the strawberries. Cut the stem off the 7th, and set it down on your cutting board with the pointy end facing up. Make slices straight down so you get thin, flat slices of strawberry. 6️⃣ Fluff the rice a little. Grab a handful and flatten it into a disk on your palm. Take some of the finely chopped strawberries and put it in the center of the disk. Take another handful of rice and place it on top, and squeeze and roll it in your hands to form a rice ball. Optionally, you can shape it into a triangle. 7️⃣ Top with 1-2 slices of strawberry, and enjoy! LTKFamily LTKHome LTKParties