rice pudding served with hot cherries homemade
German Recipe

Rice pudding with hot cherries

Boil milk with salt and sugar. Stir in the rice pudding and let it swell in a small heat. Heat cherries with juice. Stir in starch with little juice and bind cherries. Arrange rice pudding with hot cherries and cinnamon.

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Total time 40 min
Calories 520 kcal
Servings 4 servings
Difficulty Easy
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Why this recipe works

rice pudding with hot cherries step by step

Heat cherries with juice. Mix starch with little juice and bind cherries. Serve rice pudding with hot cherries and cinnamon.

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Recipe

Rice pudding with hot cherries

Boil milk with salt and sugar. Stir in the rice and let it swell in a small heat.

Ingredients

4 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Boil milk

    Boil milk with salt and sugar.

  2. 2

    Garnish rice

    Stir in rice pudding and let it swell in a small heat.

  3. 3

    Heat cherries

    Heat cherries with juice.

  4. 4

    Binding

    Mix starch with little juice and bind cherries.

  5. 5

    Serving

    Prepare rice pudding with hot cherries and cinnamon.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Rice pudding with hot cherries

Use pot with heavy soil

A heavy pot distributes the heat evenly and reduces burnt areas. Nevertheless, rice pudding regularly dissolve from the ground, especially towards the end.

Melt milk gently only

After the first boil immediately reduce the heat. Slow source makes the grains soft and creamy without overcooking or burning milk.

Mix the starch for the cherries cold

First mix the starch with some tablespoons of cold cherry juice. Stir in the hot juice and boil briefly so that it binds completely.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

Replace the cherries with a compote of diced sour apples, little water and cinnamon. Cook the apples only for so long that pieces are preserved.

Replace 500 millilitres of milk with coconut milk and reduce vanilla sugar. Mango or pineapple fit as a fruity side dish to this creamy variant.

Nutrition per serving

520kcal
78.0 gCarbohydrates
13.0 gProtein
16.0 gFat

Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Rice pudding with hot cherries

Round grain rice with high starch content becomes creamy during slow cooking and remains pleasantly soft in the core. Long grain rice results in a much looser consistency.

Use a heavy pot, greatly reduce the heat after boiling and stir regularly over the entire soil. Especially at the end do not leave unattended.

Stir in warm milk in small quantities until the desired creaminess is reached. When the rice cools down, the rice swells further, so it can be hot even more liquid.

Store in a refrigerator for up to two days, separated from rice pudding and cherry compote and quickly cooled. Warm rice pudding thoroughly with some milk or eat cold.