Recipe - Baked Rice Pudding

Is there any other comfort food more satisfying than baked rice pudding? This dish puts the comfort in dessert. Chocolate option available too!

Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooktime: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/3 cups medium grain white rice
• 600ml milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 1/2 tbsp  caster sugar
• 15g butter, chopped
• 1/2 tbsp caster sugar, extra
• 250ml thickened cream, to serve

Method

1. Preheat fan-forced oven to 160°C (170°C for conventional oven).
2. Place the rice in a large ovenproof dish.
3. In a large bowl, combine the milk, vanilla essence, and sugar. Pour over the rice and stir to combine.
4. Cover with aluminium foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove the foil and stir, then continue to bake, uncovered for a further 20 minutes.
5. Top with the butter, sprinkle with the extra sugar and bake for 10 minutes or until the top is golden.
6. Serve with cream, if desired.