Old-fashioned rice pudding with almonds and banana

Sometimes you have a chance to make something great that you didn't expect you'd love. Our old-fashioned rice pudding with nuts is that recipe.

Old-fashioned rice pudding with almonds and banana

Rice is one of the world’s favourite ingredients just behind potatoes and is enjoyed by billions of people in hundreds of different ways. Did you know that you can enjoy it for breakfast as well as dessert? Our old-fashioned rice pudding with almonds and banana is a tasty way of doing both and it all depends on your toppings and additions. Rice pudding is almost like a porridge and has origins all around the world and enjoyed in different ways.

Old-fashioned rice pudding tips

To make your rice pudding richer and creamier, technique is the trick. If any skin forms from the milk during the first hour of cooking, stir it into the rice with a fork before sprinkling with nutmeg and continue cooking slowly. You want to use absorbent long-grain styles of rice for this recipe. You can add cashew, almonds or walnuts with banana for a great breakfast or dessert. Get creative and add some cinnamon and you can even add some fresh berries.

Sometimes you have a chance to make something great that you didn’t expect you’d love. Our old-fashioned rice pudding with nuts is that recipe.

Old-fashioned rice pudding recipe

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Recipe by Gary Dunn Course: Dessert, BreakfastCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

2

minutes
Cooking time

2

hours 
Total time

2

hours 

2

minutes

Ingredients

  • 120 g Carolina rice

  • 1 litre milk

  • 60 g castor sugar

  • 30 g butter

  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg

  • Extras
  • sliced banana

  • walnuts or almonds

Method

  • Grease a 2 litre pie dish. Then put in rice, milk and sugar. Stir well and dot the top with butter. Bake in centre of preheated oven for 2 hours.
  • Sprinkle top with grated nutmeg after 1 hour.
  • If a richer pudding is desired, add 1 litre single cream or small tin evaporated milk.

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