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Risalamande (Christmas Rice Pudding) Recipe - Denmark

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Risalamande

Cultural Context

Risalamande is a traditional Danish dessert served during Christmas, often enjoyed as part of the festive meal. The dish, which translates to 'rice with almonds', symbolizes the holiday spirit and is often accompanied by a cherry sauce. It is customary to hide a whole almond in the pudding, with the finder receiving a special gift. Today, Risalamande is cherished not only in Denmark but has also found its way into Nordic countries, becoming a beloved holiday treat.

DanishDKdessert
90 min
medium
8 servings
Servings4
1 cup arbor rice
4 cups milk
pinch of salt
tiny bit of sugar
blanched almonds
vanilla stick
whipped cream
morello cherries
sugar
cornstarch
cherry herring

almonds

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: chopped peanuts

Sunflower seeds provide a nut-free option and are generally more affordable.

whipped cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Coconut cream offers a dairy-free alternative with a similar texture.

1

Chop blanched almonds, keeping one whole almond aside.

2

Cook arbor rice with milk, a little water, a pinch of salt, and a tiny bit of sugar until it is like porridge.

3

Chill the rice mixture overnight.

4

Scrape the seeds from a vanilla stick and mix them into the chilled rice pudding.

5

Fold in whipped cream into the rice pudding mixture.

6

Prepare cherry sauce by heating strained cherry syrup with sugar until boiling.

7

Add cornstarch mixed with water to the cherry sauce to thicken it.

8

Serve the rice pudding in small glasses with a spoonful of cherry sauce on top.

Cooking Techniques

boilingfoldingchilling

Equipment Needed

mixing bowlsaucepan

Spice Level:

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Dietary

vegetarian

Allergens

dairynuts

Also Known As

Ris a la mandeDanish rice pudding

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