Slow, Sweet, and Quietly Tropical
Rice pudding is one of those recipes that asks nothing of you except time. You stir, you wait, you taste — and somewhere in that unhurried process, something quietly extraordinary happens. This version drifts toward the tropics without ever losing its grounded, comforting soul. The coconut milk softens everything it touches, and a finishing thread of white balsamic and honey lifts the sweetness into something more nuanced, more alive. It's the kind of dessert you make on a slow evening, for people you love, or simply for yourself.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Vigo Jasmine Rice
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk, stirred
- 1/3 cups sugar
- 1/4 teaspoons Alessi Sea Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 teaspoons Alessi White Balsamic Reduction
- 2 teaspoons honey
