Best 4 Sweet Rice Pudding Recipes

BIKO/FILIPINO SWEET RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Soak rice overnight. The next day, drain and set aside.
• 2. Pour coconut milk and about a cup of water into a pot and let it come to a simmer over medium heat. When simmering, add soaked rice and stir constantly to prevent burning. Lower the heat if necessary. Preheat oven to 350F.
• 3. When rice is fully cooked, sticky and almost dry (it will look like sticky risotto), about 10-15 minutes, add 1 cup brown sugar. (Note: If rice is already sticky but not yet fully cooked, add small amounts of water, stir and continue cooking. Rice must be fully cooked before it goes into the oven.) Stir well and take off heat. Pour into a lightly buttered 9×13 pan and smooth the top. Mix the remaining 1 cup brown sugar and coconut cream until smooth and pour it over the rice.
• 4. Bake for about 1 hour or up to 1 1/2 hours, until topping is dark brown and has thickened. Cool slightly before serving.
• 5. RICE COOKER METHOD: For an alternate (easier) method, you will need 4 cups rice (soaked overnight and drained), 2 cups coconut cream, and 2 cups brown sugar. Prepare rice in a rice cooker on the "sweet rice" setting, using as much water as needed for 4 cups rice. When done, mix in 1 cup sugar and 1 cup coconut cream. Pour into greased 9×13 pan and smooth the top. Mix remaining 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup coconut cream until smooth, and pour over rice. Bake at 350ºF for about 1 hour or up to 1 1/2 hours, until topping is dark brown and has thickened.

SWEET CORN AND RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine rice, skim milk, sugar and vanilla in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook until milk is nearly absorbed by rice (about 30 to 40 minutes). Remove from heat, and cool.
• Scrape kernels off corncobs, and run through a vegetable juicer. Run pulp through vegetable juicer again. Skim foam from top. You will need 2 cups of juice.
• Combine cooled rice and corn juice in a large saucepan. Heat over low flame, stirring occasionally until rice reaches the consistency of pudding (about 5 to 6 minutes). Be careful to keep rice moving, especially once the mixture becomes hot. Stir in ginger. Season with salt, and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight if desired.
• Meanwhile, heat riesling over low heat until it is too hot to touch, but not simmering. Pour over raisins, and let bloom for two hours. Drain, and combine with honey.
• To serve, spoon rice pudding into six chilled bowls, and top with raisins and toasted almonds.

SWEET RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place the rice in a medium-sized bowl. Fill the bowl with cold water and swirl the rice around to help remove the starch.
• Carefully pour off the water, making sure not to pour out the rice that has settled to the bottom. Repeat this step 7-8 times, or until the water is clear.
• Fill the bowl with enough cold water to cover the rice by 2 inches. Let the rice soak for 30 minutes.
• Drain the rice and set aside.
• Place the milk in a 6-8- quart pan over medium heat, uncovered, and bring to a boil. This will take about 10-12 minutes. Watch it carefully so it does not boil over, and stir frequently to prevent scorching.
• Add the drained rice. Return it to a boil. This will take 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes. The rice will absorb the milk as it cooks and thickens. Stir frequently, occasionally mashing the rice with a whisk.
• If the rice sticks, lower the heat.
• After almost all the milk has been absorbed and the rice is very tender, add the sugar and ground cardamom. Stir well to combine all the ingredients.
• Pour the rice into a heat-proof bowl. Let it cool for 10-15 minutes. Cover and chill completely.
• When ready to serve, spoon the chilled dessert into individual serving dishes and garnish with the pistachios, raisins, and sliced almonds.

BAKED SWEET-SAVORY CARNAROLI-RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• For the pistachio praline: Oil a baking sheet. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, cook the sugar; swirl the pan as it begins to brown. When dark caramel, remove from the heat and stir in the pistachios. Spread on the baking sheet. Cool completely, then chop finely.
• For the pudding: Grind the challah in a food processor. Add 3 tablespoons butter and pulse until mixed. In a mini processor, grind the pine nuts, then blend with 3 tablespoons butter. Using a spice grinder, grind the cinnamon, saffron, nutmeg, mastic, grains of paradise and sea salt. In a small pan, heat 1 cup half-and-half with finely chopped citron peel and bay leaf until steaming.
• In a large pot, bring 2 quarts water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil and add the rice. Blanch for 1 minute, then drain. Pour 5 cups half-and-half in a saucepan over medium heat until just steaming. Stir in 3 tablespoons sugar, the vanilla bean and seeds and the ground spices. Add the rice and simmer uncovered on low heat until the rice is al dente, 45 to 60 minutes. Drain well and discard the vanilla bean.
• Butter a 3-inch-deep, 4-quart casserole. Drain the currants. Drain and coarsely chop the tomatoes. Spread half the rice in the casserole, then spread the ricotta and sprinkle with the currants, tomatoes and pine nuts. Spread with the remaining rice. Discard the bay leaf from the citron-peel infusion and pour over the rice. Cover with bread crumbs, then the praline. Bake until the topping is crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. If desired, gently fold in half-and-half when serving.