Dessert: Rice Pudding with Fresh Pears and Honey

Recipe by /contributors/sarah-ellsworth Ellsworth uses creamy bomba rice and orange-flower water to make an elevated rice pudding for her daughter—for breakfast: "It's a weekend treat.

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Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Rice Pudding with Fresh Pears and Honey

One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55.

Ingredients

1 cup bomba or arborio rice
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
5 cups whole milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon orange-flower water
1 pear, sliced
1/3 cup chopped unsalted, roasted pistachios
Honey (for serving)

Instructions

Bring rice, salt, and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer until water is almost completely absorbed, 6 –8 minutes.
Add milk, return to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and milk is thickened, 30 –35 minutes. Add sugar and orange-flower water and cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute longer. Let cool slightly.
Serve rice pudding topped with sliced pear and chopped pistachios and drizzled with honey.

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