DANISH RICE PUDDING WITH ALMONDS

Danish Rice Pudding with Almonds image

This is a Christmas favorite that allow us to enjoy the wonderful rich flavors and festive colors of this dessert. It is a rice pudding like no other. On Christmas it is a tradition to add a whole almond to the bowl. The one who gets it, wins a prize.

Provided by Linda Pedersen

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes

Time 4h40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups milk
⅓ cup Arborio rice
¼ cup chopped blanched almonds
¼ cup sherry
½ (.25 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
⅓ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream
1 (12 ounce) package frozen raspberries - thawed and drained

Steps:

In a saucepan, bring the milk to a boil, and then add rice. Reduce heat to simmer, and continue cooking for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature.
In a small saucepan, mix the sherry and gelatin; stir over low heat until the gelatin is dissolved. Stir in the sugar until completely dissolved, and then stir in vanilla. Stir into the rice with the chopped almonds. Refrigerate.
Pour cream into a bowl, and whip until light and fluffy soft peaks appear. Fold into chilled rice pudding. Serve in small bowls, topped with frozen raspberries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.4 calories, Carbohydrate 41.2 g, Cholesterol 60.9 mg, Fat 19.4 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 52.7 mg, Sugar 27.7 g