Sticky Rice Dessert

The Bergantz brought this over for dessert last night and it was amazing!! We were all hurting afterward because we ate too much.

Ingredients:

1 cup Thai Sweet Rice (or short/medium grain if you can't find that)
1 3/4 cup water
1 ripe mango, cut into bite size pieces
1/4 cup + 1 T brown sugar or maple syrup
1 can coconut milk
1/4 tsp + pinch of salt
2 tsp coconut extract
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cornstarch
vanilla ice cream

Directions:

Soak rice in 1 cup water for 20 minutes, or up to 1 hours.
Add 3/4 cup more water, 1/4 can coconut milk, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp coconut extract, and 1 T brown sugar. Stir this into the rice.
Bring to a gentle boil. Then, partially cover with a lid. Turn heat to med-low. Cook for 10-20 minutes (until water is absorbed by rice). Remove from heat. Place lid on tight, and leave to "steam" cook for 5-10 minutes. Serve right away with sauce or refrigerate.
To make the sauce, warm the rest of the can of coconut milk together with 1/4 cup sugar, pinch of salt, 1 tsp coconut extract, and 1 tsp vanilla over medium heat (5 minutes).
Add cornstarch and stir to thicken slightly. As it thickens, turn heat to low. When thickened, remove from heat (this should take a couple minutes).

To serve: Place rice in bowl. Ladle sauce on top. Add mango and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.