Best Cranberry Orange Rice Pudding Recipes

CRANBERRY-ORANGE RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine cranberries, 1/3 cup sugar, orange juice and zest. Cook over medium heat until berries pop, about 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Keep warm., In a large saucepan, combine 1-1/2 cups milk, rice and remaining sugar; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook until thick and creamy, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Whisk together eggs and remaining milk. Stir into rice mixture. Cook and stir until mixture reaches 160°, about 2 minutes., Remove from heat; stir in extract. Serve warm with cranberry topping. Refrigerate leftovers.

CRANBERRY ORANGE RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine the rice and the zest in a 3-quart saucepan and cook rice according to package directions.
• Combine cranberries and orange juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer 7 minutes or until juice is absorbed. Set aside.
• Add the milk, evaporated milk, sugar and salt to the rice Cover and stir over medium-low heat about 40 minutes until slightly thickened.
• Stir reserved cranberries into rice mixture. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until serving time.
• NOTE: You can also use the rice from Chinese take-out in this recipe!

ORANGE RICE PUDDING WITH MINTED ORANGE/CRANBERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• ORANGE/CRANBERRY GLAZE: Place the orange juice and cranberries in a small saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat and reduce mixture by half. This should take about 15 minutes. Stir in the honey.
• Rub the mint leaves vigorously between your fingers to release the natural oil then stir into the glaze.
• Let mixture stand 10 minutes, then remove the mint.
• PUDDING: In a medium size saucepan, place the half and half and milk. Add the raw sugar, vanilla bean or extract and orange zest.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring continually until the sugar is dissolved. Place the eggs in a medium mixing bowl. Now {{slowly}} pour the hot milk liquid into the eggs while whisking constantly until the liquid is absorbed. Next, whisk in the orange juice and stir in the hot rice and dried cranberries.
• Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat until the mixture becomes hot and slightly thickened, approximately 3-4 minutes. Keep stirring constantly to avoid scorching.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or butter a 9x9 inch baking dish.
• Pour the warm pudding into the prepared baking dish and bake in oven for 15 minutes, or until the pudding is {{softly}} set (the mixture should "jiggle" when dish is shaken.).
• Use an ice cream scoop to portion out the pudding. Drizzle the prepared orange/cranberry glaze over each serving and garnish with fresh mint leaves if desired.
• Each serving is approximately 7 ounces.