Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears
A rice pudding a bit atypical, no sugar added, but chestnut cream instead, and served in a verrine with diced poached pears.
20 K 4.7/5 (3 reviews)
1 hour 30 min.
Easy
4 people
5 IngredientsLast modified on: November 22th 2023
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
125 g rice - 2
1 litre whole milk - 3
200 g sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons) - 4
200 g Chantilly cream - 5
3 poacheds pears - Total weight: 1,525 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 30 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Rice pudding with chestnuts
Blanch 125 g rice in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes.Stage 2 - 5 min.
Drain it.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Pour this rice into a non-stick pan with 1 litre whole milk and 200 g sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons).
Stage 4 - 40 min.
Place on low heat and cook gently, stirring occasionally...
Stage 5
...until the rice has absorbed almost all the milk.
Stage 6
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Prepare 200 g Chantilly cream...
Stage 8 - 5 min.
... and add it to the cooled rice pudding.
Proceed gently, to keep as much as possible the lightness of the Chantilly, and thus lighten the rice pudding.
Reserve in the refrigerator.
Proceed gently, to keep as much as possible the lightness of the Chantilly, and thus lighten the rice pudding.
Reserve in the refrigerator.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Cut 3 poacheds pears into small pieces and drain.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Montage
This is not necessary, but you can decorate each glass with a trail of chestnut cream.Stage 11 - 2 min.
Fill with half of the rice pudding.
Stage 12 - 1 min.
Then 1/4 of the poached pear pieces.
Stage 13
Serve, not too cold if possible, i.e. out of the fridge 30 minutes before tasting.
Remarks
For a fancier version, add a sprinkling of marron glacé on top of the pears in the verrine.
As usual with the poaching syrup, you can salvage it for later use, even in another recipe.
As usual with the poaching syrup, you can salvage it for later use, even in another recipe.
Keeping: 1 day in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.
Source: From Bastien Girard.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 70 RDI=30 % | 250 RDI=20 % | 160 RDI=20 % | 2,670 RDI=130 % | 11,170 RDI: 130 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 170 RDI=9 % | 730 RDI: 9 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=6 % | 60 RDI=6 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 670 RDI=30 % | 2,790 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : £3.80
- Per person : £0.95
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This recipe uses (among others)
Whole milk
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Sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons)
Like these other recipes: Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, Chestnut and hazelnut biscuits, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Chestnut moelleux, Chestnut cake, ... See them all 9
Chantilly cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear charlotte, Bavaroise cream, Belle-helene in a glass, Millefeuille, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, ... See them all 30
Rice
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