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Apricot Cinnamon Rice Puddings

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1 September 2021 BY Julie Biuso
SERVES: 4-6

Apricot & Vanilla Rice Pudding

These are the most sensational rice puddings ever. Lush with tangy dried apricots and sultanas, you’ll fall in love with this pudding the minute your spoon digs into the rich creamy rice and vanilla and cinnamon scents waft up to you.

Ingredients
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1 cup (175g / 6 oz) dried apricots 1 tsp butter 3 Tbsp vanilla sugar (see Recipe Notes below) 6 Tbsp medium grain rice (I use Australian medium grain Calrose rice) Scant ¼ tsp ground cinnamon 4 Tbsp golden sultanas 900ml milk (see conversions below) Runny cream to serve

Method
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1 Soak apricots in very hot water to cover for 1 hour, or until tender. Drain and chop.

2 Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F). Rub four deep and wide ramekins thickly with butter and with 2 tablespoons of the vanilla sugar. Divide rice, ground cinnamon, raisins, apricots and remaining sugar among the dishes. Transfer to a shallow ovenproof dish to make it easier to move them in and out of the oven., and to catch any spillages. Pour on milk and place in the oven.

3 Cook for 1-1¼ hours, or until the rice is soft and creamy and the surface nicely browned; there should still be a little visible liquid. Remove from oven. Rest puddings for 30 minutes, and serve warm with runny cream.

Recipe Notes

You can easily make vanilla-scented sugar by tucking a split vanilla pod inside a jar of caster (superfine granulated) sugar. Alternatively, use vanilla paste – stir ½ a teaspoon of paste into the milk – or use vanilla extract.

In the US use 30 fl oz of milk, or 1.9 pints, and in the UK use 31 fl oz or 1.5 pints.

If you don’t have wide and deep ramekins as pictured, make the pudding in a 6-7 cup china ovenproof casserole.

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Comments

  1. Robyn says

    1 September 2021 at 3:56 pm

    Can’t wait to try this…..have been making baked rice puddings regularly during winter and now lockdown …..they make great breakfast too.
    This one sounds and looks wonderful, thank you for another great recipe.

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    • Julie Biuso says

      10 September 2021 at 9:57 am

      This is different to other rice puddings because there is so much fruit. Hopefully, you find tangy apricots as they balance the richness. It most definitely does make a decadent breakfast!

      Reply
  2. Annette Gaite says

    3 September 2021 at 2:33 am

    With the lid off the casserole dish if using
    So I don’t need to put casserole dish in a bath of water? I’m going to give this s go but don’t have ramekins so going to use s a china casserole dish thanks.

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    • Julie Biuso says

      10 September 2021 at 9:55 am

      A china dish will be perfect. Yes, keep the lid off so you get browning on the top, and evaporation.No water bath required. This particular recipe has a small amount of rice and a lot of fruit and calls for liquid cream (or vanilla ice cream as someone suggested!) poured in. Simply gorgeous.

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  3. Janine Bickerton says

    12 September 2021 at 6:51 pm

    This is in the oven, waiting patiently to fulfil my dreams!

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    • Julie Biuso says

      13 September 2021 at 5:24 pm

      Let me know the results!

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