Mexican Dessert Recipes - Rice Pudding

Rice is a popular Mexican dessert ingredient in Mexico. One way of serving it is to cook it in milk until soft and thick, then shape it into balls. These are coated in egg and bread crumbs, fried in oil, then rolled in cinnamon sugar to make sweet treats. This is a light, easy-to-make rice pudding, which is full of flavor.

List of Rice Pudding Ingredients (Serves 4)

½ cup raisins
5 tablespoons dry sherry
½ cup short- grain (pudding) rice
3 or 4 strips of pared lemon peel
1 cup water
2 cups milk
1 cup sugar
pinch of salt
1 cinnamon stick, about 3-inches in length, plus 3 more, to decorate
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon butter, diced
toasted sliced almonds, to decorate
chilled orange segments, to serve
Cook's Tip: Cut strips of lemon peel and add them to the rice.

Step by Step Mexican Dessert Recipe Instructions

1. Put the raisins and sherry in a small saucepan. Heat gently until warm, then set the psan aside, which will let the raisins swell.

2. Mix the rice, lemon peel and water in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover the pan and simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove the lemon peel.

3. Add the milk and the cinnamon stick to the pan, then stir until the rice has absorbed the milk. Stir in the sugar and salt. Add the egg yolks and butter. Stir constantly until the cuter has melted.

4. Drain the raisins and stir into the rice mixture. Cook for 2-3 minutes, top with the toasted almonds and serve with the orange segments. Place a cinnamon stick in each bowl.