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 at home.
Ingredients: For the Rice Pudding:
- 1 cup (200g) arborio rice
- 4 cups (1L) whole milk
- 1/2 cup (100g) caster sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tbsp (30ml) heavy cream
For the Balsamic Poached Pears:
- 4 firm pears, peeled and cored
- 1/2 cup (125ml) Sticky Balsamic Premium Fig
- 1/4 cup (50g) brown sugar
- 1 cup (250ml) water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
Method:
- 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.
Serves: 6 | Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 45 minutes