8/3/2024
Tres Leches Cardamom Rice Pudding
This creamy rice pudding has an extra dose of creamy with this luscious Tres Leches sauce. In Spanish, "Tres Leches" translates to "three milks" and if you've never tried a tres leches cake, I highly recommend you find yourself one!
The combination of the golden raisins, orange and cardamom gives this pudding a beautifully subtle flavor that is a really nice way to end a meal. We prefer to serve it cold because it let's the flavors come together a bit more, but it is also delicious right off the stove!
- Rice Pudding
- 1/2 cup uncooked rice (we prefer jasmine!)
- 12 green cardamom pods, slightly smashed
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 14oz can full fat coconut milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Tres Leches Sauce
- 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 15oz can evaporated milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup Orange Mango Passionfruit White Balsamic Vinegar
- zest of one large orange
Rice Pudding: In a small saucepan, combine uncooked rice, water and cardamom pods. Bring to a boil, then cover and turn heat to low - cook for 15 minutes. Fluff and place in the refrigerator to cool down for at least 1 hour.
In a medium sauce pan, combine rice, whole milk, heavy cream, coconut milk, ground cardamom and salt. Cook over medium heat until mixture starts to boil - at this point, add the golden raisins and let boil, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. Remove from heat - at this point, you can serve immediately or let cool down in the refrigerator to serve later.
Tres Leches Sauce: In a small bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and heavy cream. Whisk together until the three milks are well combined. Add the Orange Mango Passionfruit Balsamic Vinegar and whisk together - the mixture may thicken slightly and that's ok! Lastly, stir in the orange zest. Refrigerate until ready to use.
When serving, we like to place a spoonful of the rice pudding in a bowl, then add a few generous spoonfuls of the Tres Leches Sauce.
Additional suggestions!
Want some texture? Add some crushed pistachios or toasted shredded coconut on top
Try switching out the Orange Mango Passionfruit for some of these other white balsamic vinegars
- Almond Creme White Balsamic
- Apricot White Balsamic
- Green Apple White Balsamic
- Honey Ginger White Balsamic
- Lemongrass White Balsamic
- Pear White Balsamic
- Pumpkin Spice White Balsamic
