Creamy Rice Pudding with Sticky Balsamic Poached Pears - A Gourmet Dessert Recipe
Luxurious Rice Pudding with Balsamic Poached Pears
Sticky Balsamic
6
15 minutes
50 minutes
American / Italian
Dessert
Transform your dessert game with this luxurious rice pudding topped with elegant balsamic poached pears. This sophisticated dessert combines the comfort of creamy rice pudding with the refined sweetness of pears poached in Sticky Balsamic Premium Fig, creating a restaurant-quality treat that's surprisingly simple to make!
Ingredients
1 cup arborio rice
4 cups whole milk
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
1/4 tsp salt
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp heavy cream
4 firm pears, peeled and cored
1/2 cup Sticky Balsamic Premium Fig
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
1 cinnamon stick
2 star anise
Directions
For the poached pears, combine Sticky Balsamic Premium Fig, brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and star anise in a saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer.
Add pears and poach for 15-20 minutes until tender, turning occasionally. Set aside to cool in the syrup.
For the rice pudding, combine rice, milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Simmer gently for 25-30 minutes, stirring frequently.
Whisk egg yolks with cream, then temper with hot rice mixture. Return to pan and cook for 2-3 minutes until thickened.
Serve warm rice pudding topped with sliced poached pears and a drizzle of the balsamic syrup.