Brown sugar and fig rice pudding
11
Points®
Total time: 25 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Our cheat’s version of traditional rice pudding uses a risotto base so it’s extra thick and creamy
Ingredients
Reduced-fat milk
2 cup(s), (500ml)
Cinnamon quill
1 whole
Cooked arborio rice
250 g, (see note)
Brown sugar
¼ cup(s), (55g)
Dried fig(s)
½ cup(s), (100g), finely chopped, semi-dried
Instructions
1
Place milk and cinnamon in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes. Remove and discard cinnamon.
2
Stir in risotto base and 2 tablespoons sugar and return to medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 12–15 minutes or until most of the liquid has absorbed and the pudding is thick. Stir in half the figs. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
3
Spoon rice pudding into serving dishes. Serve sprinkled with remaining sugar and figs.
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