Coconut Milk Rice Pudding

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Coconut milk lends subtle sweetness to the rice pudding recipe made with Arborio rice. Mango adds tang and five-spice powder adds a little warm spice.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons milk
1 egg yolk
2 3/4 cups milk
1 cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup Arborio rice
1/4 cup white sugar
salt to taste
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup finely diced mango
1 pinch Chinese five-spice powder

Directions

1 Beat 2 tablespoons milk and egg yolk together in a small bowl; set aside.
2 Combine 2 3/4 cups milk and coconut milk in a saucepan over medium heat until just begins to steam; reduce heat to low.
3 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in rice; cook for 1 minute. Pour in 1/2 cup coconut milk mixture, stirring constantly, until liquid is completely absorbed and rice is creamy; repeat process until milk mixture is completely incorporated and rice has a tender, yet slightly firm consistency, 20 to 30 minutes.
4 Stir sugar and salt into rice mixture. Off heat, slowly whisk in egg yolk mixture until completely incorporated and custard in color, about 1 minute. Whisk in vanilla extract.
5 Transfer rice pudding to a bowl; cool to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until well-chilled, at least 3 hours. Garnish with mango and five-spice powder.