Coconut Rice Pudding with Lime Syrup

I made a half recipe of this; this should serve 3 but we thought it would serve four since it's rather rich. I reduced the sugar in the pudding by 1/3 and it was plenty sweet.

The coconut-rice pudding was quite good on its own (says the cook who did a bit more tasting than was strictly necessary).

The lime syrup business was nice, dressing up a plain dish, but not strictly necessary.

We decided not do the burnt sugar on top business. Seemed like gilding the lily, and would make it even sweeter.

And of course we sang a round of Nilsson's song after we ate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgv8PkO9eo