Rice Pudding With Macadamia-maple Brittle

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups milk
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup medium grain rice
• 2 three inch cinnamon sticks
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in a 4-quart saucepan, bring milk, 3/4 cup sugar, and the butter to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• 2 add rice and cinnamon sticks; return mixture to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat to medium low, cover, and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 in a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and vanilla.
• 5 whisk 1 cup of rice mixture into egg mixture.
• 6 transfer egg mixture to saucepan with rice mixture, stirring until well combined.
• 7 reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.
• 8 remove from heat, discard cinnamon, and transfer to a 2-quart baking dish.
• 9 let cool at least 20 minutes or cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 10 heat broiler.
• 11 in a small bowl, combine maple syrup with remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
• 12 press macadamia nuts into rice pudding, covering the top.
• 13 drizzle maple syrup mixture evenly over top.
• 14 broil, 4 inches from heat, until lightly browned-- 2 1/2 to 3 minutes.
• 15 let cool, spoon into dessert cups, and serve.