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Winter Rice Pudding with Dried Fruit
Winter Rice Pudding with Dried Fruit is a traditional Chinese recipe for a classic dessert of a rice pudding with fruit and seeds that is given a Christmas twist with the addition of cranberries and blueberries. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Chinese version of: Winter Rice Pudding with Dried Fruit.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
100 minutes
Total Time:
120 minutes
Serves:
6–8
Rating: 
Tags : Vegetarian RecipesDessert RecipesChina Recipes
Here is a Christmas twist on the traditional Chinese dessert of sticky rice with mixed fruit. For the normal version of this dessert, simply omit the cranberries and blueberries.
Ingredients:
1 tsp peanuts
1 tbsp pine kernels
1 tbsp lotus seeds
225g mixed dried fruit (eg raisins, kumquats, prunes, dates, figs, pineapple etc)
4 water chestnuts, diced
50g dried cranberries (for a Christmas version)
50g dried blueberries (for a Christmas version)
1l water
115g sugar
225g glutinous (sticky) rice
Method:
Wash the rice, place in a large bowl, cover with water and set aside to soak for at least 2 hours.
Wash the peanuts, pine kernels, lotus seeds and pineapple (if using) place in a bowl, cover with plenty of water and set aside to soak for 1 hour. Soak the remaining dried fruit in warm water for at least 20 minutes, or until plumped.
Pour the 1l water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Drain the rice, nuts and mixed fruit and add to the pan. Bring back to a boil, cover and simmer over very gentle heat for 1 hour, stirring the mixture frequently.
About 20 minutes before the end of cooking add the water chestnuts. The rice should be sticky but not gloopy and the fruit and nuts should be soft.
Ladle into warmed dessert bowls and serve.
As a seasonal twist, if you have any left-over Christmas pudding, crumble this over the top before serving.
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