A while back, I wrote about making rice cakes for long cycling events. I’m trying again, but this time with dried fruit. I like these better than thought I might. 😋

Ingredients

3 portions of sushi rice
1/2 cup of chopped mission figs
1 cup sugar

Instructions

Mix the sugar with enough water to make a slurry. Warm it up a little in the microwave. Chop the figs and add them to the mixture. Let them get sweet and squishy while the rice cooks in the machine.

When the rice is done, add the sugary figs and mix well. Pour into a lined casserole dish — parchment is probably better than wax paper if the mix is still hot. Let it cool for a while, then wrap it up with plastic and stick the brick in the fridge.

The next day, slice the rice cakes into servings. Attempt to wrap with wax paper and store. I’m not good at the wrapping part.

On ride day, stick a couple rice cakes in a plastic sandwich bag before carrying in a jersey pocket so they don’t make a mess.