Bring some Italian charm to your holiday baking with these soft, sweet, and festive Italian Christmas Cookies! Perfect for cookie exchanges, gifting, or just indulging with a cup of coffee by the tree. These cookies are topped with a delicate glaze and sprinkles for a holiday sparkle!
Ingredients:
1 cup (200g) Arborio rice or other short-grain rice
2 cups (480ml) whole milk
1 cup (240ml) heavy cream
1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg (optional)
1/2 cup (80g) raisins or currants (optional)
Ground cinnamon and/or sugar, for serving (optional)
Instructions:
Cook the rice:
In a medium pot, combine the rice and 2 mugs of water. Bring to a bubble over medium-high warm. Diminish the warm to moo, cover, and stew for around 15 minutes, or until the water is ingested and the rice is delicate. Evacuate from warm and let it sit secured for 5 minutes.
Prepare the pudding:
In another medium pan, combine the drain, overwhelming cream, granulated sugar, and salt. Warm over medium warm until the blend is warm and the sugar has broken up, but do not let it boil.
Combine rice and drain mixture:
Stir the cooked rice into the warm drain blend. Proceed to cook over medium-low warm, mixing habitually, until the blend thickens and the rice is exceptionally delicate, approximately 15-20 minutes.
Add flavorings:
Stir in the vanilla extricate, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg (in case utilizing). If you’re including raisins or currants, blend them in now.
Serve:
Remove from warm and let the pudding cool somewhat some time recently serving. The pudding will thicken assist as it cools. You can serve it warm or chilled.
Garnish (optional):
Sprinkle with extra ground cinnamon or a small sugar some time recently serving, if desired.
Tips:
For additional creaminess, you can substitute portion of the drain with extra overwhelming cream.
To dodge a skin shaping on the pudding as it cools, cover it with plastic wrap, squeezing the wrap specifically onto the surface of the pudding.
If you incline toward a less sweet pudding, alter the sugar to taste.
Enjoy your velvety, comforting Vanilla Cinnamon Rice Pudding!