Danish rice pudding, or "risalamande", is a traditional Nordic dessert commonly served on Christmas Eve or other special occasions. With its creamy, sweet, and nutty flavor, it has become a cherished dish across the region. The preparation of Danish rice pudding involves a careful blending of ingredients, including rice, milk, sugar, vanilla, and chopped almonds, which are cooked together to create a rich and comforting pudding. To enhance its festive appeal, it is often topped with a layer of whipped cream, red currant jelly, or caramelized almonds, creating a delightful contrast of flavors and textures. Whether served as a standalone dessert or as an accompaniment to other traditional Christmas treats, Danish rice pudding holds a special place in the hearts of many and is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
DANISH RICE PUDDING WITH ALMONDS
This is a Christmas favorite that allow us to enjoy the wonderful rich flavors and festive colors of this dessert. It is a rice pudding like no other. On Christmas it is a tradition to add a whole almond to the bowl. The one who gets it, wins a prize.
Provided by Linda Pedersen
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes
Time 4h40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a saucepan, bring the milk to a boil, and then add rice. Reduce heat to simmer, and continue cooking for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature.
- In a small saucepan, mix the sherry and gelatin; stir over low heat until the gelatin is dissolved. Stir in the sugar until completely dissolved, and then stir in vanilla. Stir into the rice with the chopped almonds. Refrigerate.
- Pour cream into a bowl, and whip until light and fluffy soft peaks appear. Fold into chilled rice pudding. Serve in small bowls, topped with frozen raspberries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.4 calories, Carbohydrate 41.2 g, Cholesterol 60.9 mg, Fat 19.4 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 52.7 mg, Sugar 27.7 g
DANISH CHRISTMAS RICE PUDDING WITH ALMONDS AND WARM CHERRY SAUCE
Danish Christmas rice pudding with warm cherry sauce or Risalamande is traditionally served on Christmas Eve. Whoever finds the hidden almond receives a small gift. I like this recipe because it is cooked entirely on the stove top and cooks in one hour, rather than in the oven for two hours or more. Can be made in advance and refrigerated until serving time. The Danes often buy a store bought cherry sauce, but I've included a recipe for home-made. :) Adapted from an online source.
Provided by BecR2400
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Split half of the vanilla pod length ways, scrape out the seeds.
- Place the milk and vanilla in a heavy-bottomed pan. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat. Add the rice gradually, stirring constantly.
- Increase the heat and bring to a boil again.
- When the milk boils, reduce the heat, cover and simmer on a very low heat for about 1 hour or until the rice is cooked. Stir from time to time, making sure that the rice doesn't stick too much to the bottom.
- Leave to cool completely.
- Whip the cream together with sugar. Fold the whipped cream and almonds into the rice. You can add more sugar or more almonds if you wish. Serve with warm cherry sauce.
- Now make the cherry sauce. Place the cherries in a medium saucepan. Add sugar and 1 1/2 cups water. Add the vanilla pod. Simmer until the cherries are tender.
- Combine the potato starch with 2 tablespoons cold water.
- Bring the cherries to a boil. Remove the vanilla pod from the pot. Reduce the heat, and , stirring constantly, slowly pour the water with the starch. Simmer for a few minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
- Stir in the lemon juice and serve warm over the rice pudding. Garnish with a fresh mint leaf, if desired.
- * I used frozen sour cherries in this recipe, but regular sweet cherries should work as well.
DANISH RICE PUDDING (RISENGROD)
WE use this old-fashioned traditional Danish dish as our first course on Christmas Eve, but many other times as well. It has a smooth, delicate flavor and is true comfort food.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 3 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small heavy saucepan, bring the milk, rice and salt to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 35-40 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring frequently. , Spoon pudding into individual dishes. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the tops. Dot with butter. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 26mg cholesterol, Sodium 289mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 7g protein.
DANISH RICE PUDDING WITH FRESH CHERRIES
Provided by Bryan Miller And Pierre Franey
Categories brunch, weekday, dessert
Time 1h
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the almonds on a baking sheet, and cook in oven for 10 minutes or until they are lightly browned.
- Combine the rice and milk in a heavy-gauge saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Then, reduce heat to simmer and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring frequently, until rice absorbs milk.
- Remove rice from heat, and stir in sherry, sugar and almonds. Refrigerate.
- Meanwhile, place cherries and jelly in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove cherries to a bowl. Refrigerate.
- Cook remaining fruit liquid over high heat until it is reduced by half. Set aside to cool.
- Whip heavy cream until it develops firm peaks. Fold whipped cream, 1/3 at a time, into rice pudding.
- Assemble dessert in large wine goblets, with cherries on the bottom, then a layer of rice pudding and then some slivered almonds. Pour reduced fruit liquid over everything.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 431, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 54 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 74 milligrams, Sugar 33 grams, TransFat 0 grams
RISALAMANDE (DANISH RICE PUDDING)
I was staying with friends during Christmas several years ago. They also had some friends from Denmark who came to stay for the holidays. They brought a special rice and made this dessert. I fell in love with it. Of course I couldn't find their rice, but thought that Arborio rice would work, since the Danish rice looked...
Provided by Jolayne Cooper
Categories Puddings
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Bring milk to a boil slowly in a large pot.
- 2. Add rice, keep simmering until rice is tender, stirring every 3-4 minutes to prevent rice or milk from burning at the bottom. This takes 45 minutes to an hour.
- 3. When rice is firm, remove from the heat and let cool. All the milk should be absorbed into the rice when it is done. When cool, add the sugar, vanilla and almonds, and mix in.
- 4. Fold in whipped cream. Chill and serve with raspberry sauce.
- 5. While the rice is simmering, you can make the raspberry sauce. In a medium saucepan place the frozen raspberries and water, heat until thawed, add 1/2 cup of the sugar and stir. Let simmer for 3-5 minutes.
- 6. Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup of sugar and add to the sauce to thicken. This step can be omitted if you want a more natural and thinner sauce.
- 7. TIP: You can also serve with a strawberry sauce or a cherry sauce. My new Danish friend made it with the raspberry sauce, but I have read that a cherry sauce is more traditional. I haven't tried that, but I am going to next time I make it. I have also thought about doing a strawberry/raspberry mix for the sauce.
DANISH RICE PUDDING
When I worked at the high school this recipe was one of the students favorite desserts. I am posting this recipe and hoping it will be enjoyed by the Senior group also.
Provided by Leila Rockwell
Categories Puddings
Time 2h10m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. I think you could use 7 1/2 quarts of milk in place of the dry milk powder and water.
- 2. The day before, add milk and water or ( milk ) to rice. Cook in oven at 350*, covered tightly, for 1 hour or until done.
- 3. Add sugar, salt and margarine to cooked rice. Soften gelatin in cold water: then add to rice mixture Cook just long enough to incorporate all ingredients. Cool
- 4. Day of serving, fold whipped topping into cooked rice mixture. Serve with # 16 scoop and top with cherry sauce.
- 5. DIRECTIONS FOR CHERRY SAUCE Drain juice from cherries. Add water to juice to make needed amount of liquid.
- 6. Add sugar, salt and cornstarch to juice. Cook until thick and clear. Add cherries. Stir to mix all cherries and juice together. Cool Serve with # 30 scoop
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients. This means using fresh, organic milk, eggs, and rice. It also means using real vanilla extract, not imitation vanilla flavoring.
- Cook the rice slowly and carefully. This will help to ensure that the rice is cooked through evenly and that it has a creamy texture.
- Let the rice pudding cool completely before serving. This will help to allow the flavors to meld and the pudding to thicken.
- Serve the rice pudding with your favorite toppings. Some popular options include fresh fruit, berries, nuts, and whipped cream.
Conclusion:
Danish rice pudding is a delicious and versatile dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is easy to make and can be customized to your own taste preferences. Whether you like it plain or topped with your favorite fruits and nuts, Danish rice pudding is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
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