Rice Pudding with Almonds and Cherry Sauce

Name: Rice Pudding with Almonds and Cherry Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters sliced almonds, toasted; 454 grams package frozen pitted cherries, thawed; 1 Tbsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water; 1 lemon, quartered; 177 milliliters short-grain or medium-grain rice; 7 Tbsps sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 237 milliliters chilled whipping cream; 1 liters whole milk

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Rice Pudding with Almonds and Cherry Sauce a try. One serving contains 395 calories, 9g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe serves 8. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up whipping cream, cherries, lemon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine milk, 5 tablespoons sugar and rice in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until rice is tender and mixture is thick, stirring frequently, about 35 minutes. Discard vanilla bean.

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Vanilla Bean

Seeds

Sugar

Milk

Rice

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Sauce Pan

Mix in almonds.

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Almonds

Pour rice pudding into 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan; cool completely.

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Rice

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Baking Pan

Using electric mixer, beat cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl until medium peaks form. Fold cream into rice pudding mixture in pan. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

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Cream

Sugar

Rice

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Cook cherries, lemon and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until cherries are tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.

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Cherries