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Rice pudding with fruit and nuts

This is cooked like a normal rice pudding, but with fruit and nuts added halfway through: toasted almonds and pistachios, sautéed diced apple and strips of dried apricot.

These added flavours and textures make an already creamy rice pudding even more delicious.

9,3254.3/5 for 31 ratings

Last modified on: June 18^th 2017

For 8 people, you will need:

1 50 g pistachios
2 30 g whole almonds
3 50 g dried apricots
4 150 g rice
5 1 litre whole milk
6 60 g caster sugar
7 1 vanilla pod
8 2 apples
9 30 g butter
10 20 g caster sugar
Total weight: 1,753 grams

Change those ingredients for: 4 people 8 people 16 people 24 people

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
23 min.	42 min.	1 hour 5 min.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #1

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Spread 50 g pistachios and 30 g whole almonds on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 15 minutes.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #2

Leave to cool, then chop coarsly. Set aside.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #3

Cut 50 g dried apricots into thin strips.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #4

Rinse 150 g rice in a sieve under running water. Use round "pudding" rice if possible, or risotto rice.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #5

Pour 1 litre whole milk into a large saucepan, preferably non-stick, and add the rinsed rice, 60 g caster sugar and the insides of 1 vanilla pod.

Put on low leat and cook gently, stirring from time to time to make sure it does not catch on the bottom.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #6

Meanwhile, peel 2 apples and cut into small dice.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #7

Melt 30 g butter in a small frying pan, then add the diced apples and sprinkle with 20 g caster sugar.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #8

Cook the apples for a few minutes without colouring.

Stage 9 - 20 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #9

When the liquid in your rice pudding has reduced by about half, add the fruit and nuts.

Mix well and leave on low heat to finish thickening up, stirring from time to time.

Stage 10

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #10

Take off the heat when the rice is fully cooked, but the pudding is still moist and creamy.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

Rice pudding with fruit and nuts : Photo of step #11

Divide out into ramekins and leave to cool.

If you wish to keep the pudding for later, cover with plastic film (when completely cooled) and refrigerate.

Remarks

You can vary the added ingredients in this recipe to anything you fancy, for example using pine nuts and hazelnuts instead of almonds and pistachios.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,043 Kcal or 8,554 Kj	71 gr	203 gr	104 gr
102 %	27 %	19 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
117 Kcal or 490 Kj	4 gr	12 gr	6 gr
6 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
255 Kcal or 1,068 Kj	9 gr	25 gr	13 gr
13 %	3 %	2 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 6.20 €
Per person : 0.78 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice pudding (riz au lait), Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Milk rolls, Pistachio ice cream, Potimarron and leek soup, ... All
	Rice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Turmeric risotto, Rice pudding (riz au lait), Pilau rice, Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds, Pea risotto "mantecare", ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Four quarters, Italian Meringue, Galette Charentaise, Tiramisu, Vanilla sugar, ... All
	Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Chocolate Truffles, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Moist cereal bars, Granola, ... All

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