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Risotto (Rice) Pudding

Name: Risotto (Rice) Pudding
Ingredients: 115 g unsalted butter (1 stick ); 300 g or 1 1/2c arborio rice (not rinsed); 700 g or 2 3/4c milk (unsweetened non-dairy milk also works here); 400 g heavy coconut milk + additional 170g-200g or ¾-1c coconut milk to finish (1 can ); 6 g or 1sp salt; 100 g or 1/4c sweetened condensed milk; 3 g or 3/4tsp vanilla extract; Coconut flakes (toasted, toast in med pan for 2-3min over med heat until lightly browned); Mango (large diced); Coconut milk (heated); Flaky salt

I've taken my some of my favorite ways to eat rice and mashed them up into a rice pudding that I'm calling dessert risotto. It's an extremely creamy and luxurious way to eat your carbs.

Ingredients

RICE RISOTTO-PUDDING:

115 g unsalted butter, 1 stick
300 g or 1 1/2c arborio rice, not rinsed
700 g or 2 3/4c milk, unsweetened non-dairy milk also works here
400 g heavy coconut milk + additional 170g-200g or ¾-1c coconut milk to finish, 1 can
6 g or 1sp salt
100 g or 1/4c sweetened condensed milk
3 g or 3/4tsp vanilla extract

GARNISH:

Coconut flakes, toasted, toast in med pan for 2-3min over med heat until lightly browned
Mango, large diced
Coconut milk, heated
Flaky salt

Instructions

Heat large, heavy bottomed pot over medium high.
Add butter and melt.
Add rice. Stir and fry rice in the butter until rice is becoming translucent on the outside and butter is just starting to brown.
Preheat a sauce pan over med-high and add in milk, 400g/1can coconut milk & salt. Stir and bring to a simmer. Add ¼ or 250g of the hot milk mix to rice. Stir then simmer over medium heat for about 2 min or until milk is absorbed into the rice, stirring occasionally. Add in another 250g of the milk mix to the rice, stirring every 30 seconds or so until milk is again absorbed into the rice. Add remaining milk (about 500g at this point). Stir, reduce heat to low and cover. Cook covered for 15min.
Stir, remove from heat, recover, and allow to steam for 10-12 more minutes until tender and most of the milk has been absorbed.
Stir in sweetened condensed milk & vanilla.
To finish, stir in Additional 170g/3/4c warmed coconut milk.
Plate up and garnish with an additional 3-4 spoonfuls of hot coconut milk on top, mango, pinch of flaky salt, and a sprinkle of toasted coconut flakes.