This Coconut Rice Pudding with Mango Spheres is a perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day or any occasion when you want to wow your loved one.
And just like that, welcome to February!
Are you excited for Valentine’s Day? I sure am because I am a holiday loving type. The type that tries and makes a memory out of every moment, sets traditions and stays up way too late making a crafty mess of my house. Anyone else?
So, in honor of the upcoming Valentine’s Day, I made this Coconut Rice Pudding with Mango Spheres! Elegant, unique, but pretty easy. I love it. The idea of mango spheres came to me, when I was exploring a world of molecular gastronomy in my own kitchen playing with Molecule-R Cuisine Kit
The spheres burst releasing a delicious juice of tropical mango, which pairs perfectly with creamy coconut rice pudding. The passion fruit adds a nice crunchy texture and tropical sweetness. This dessert is multi-sensory on so many levels which makes it completely addictive!
It’s one of my favorite desserts because it reminds me of the coconut pudding I tasted in Mauritius that was served with sliced mango and passion fruit. I couldn’t tell you how many bowls of that stuff I ate on the trip!
For this recipe I used arborio rice, which is Italian type of rice used for risotto. It has amazing chewy texture and so much natural starch that it makes the pudding extra creamy. It’s a perfect choice because I always have half of the box left in the cupboard after making a risotto.
As for the rice pudding, I took my favorite recipe and adapted it a little by adding coconut milk. It gives the pudding a delicious tropical twist and creaminess. You can make the pudding with all coconut milk if you like. You might want to add a little water though, as it’s thicker than regular milk.
Another wonderful part of this recipe is that the mango spheres can be prepared several hours in advance and stored inside the jar filled with mango juice. You can also definitely make the coconut pudding the night before, as it tastes best when thoroughly chilled. Just garnish it with the spheres, passion fruit and lime zest before serving and have a beautiful, plated dessert that wows your loved ones.
- Coconut Rice Pudding:
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk
- 2 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup arborio rice
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
- [url href=”https://www.gastrosenses.com/blog/mango-spheres/” target=”_blank”]4 Mango Spheres[/url]
- 2 passion fruits
- zest from 1/2 lime
- Beat the egg yolk with two tablespoons of milk and set aside.
- Combine 2 3/4 cups milk and coconut milk in a saucepan over medium heat. When mixture just begins to steam, reduce heat to low.
- Melt butter in a separate saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir in rice and cook for 1 minute stirring.
- Pour in 1/4 cup coconut milk mixture; stir constantly until liquid is completely absorbed and rice is creamy.
- Repeat this process until the milk mixture is completely incorporated and the rice has a tender, yet slightly firm consistency, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Towards the end you can start adding 1/2 cup of milk to speed up the process.
- Stir sugar and salt into the rice mixture. Remove from heat. Slowly whisk in egg yolk and milk mixture until completely incorporated and the mixture is custard color, about 1 minute.
- Whisk in vanilla.
- Let the pudding cool for 10-15 minutes, then ladle into serving glasses.
- Let the glasses stand on the kitchen counter until pudding is room temperature and cover them with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate until well-chilled, at least 4 hours.
- Garnish with [url href=”https://www.gastrosenses.com/blog/mango-spheres/” target=”_blank”]mango spheres[/url], passion fruit and lime zest.
I think I’m going to be showing myself a little love this Valentine’s Day by making these delicious treats! Rice pudding was my favourite after school snack as a kid, can’t wait to attempt this gourmet adaptation.
Thanks so much Yvonne! Hope you love them!
These are so pretty! I just love your mango spheres – they are to cool!
Thanks Wanda!
OMG this sounds so good – refreshing and a beautiful flavor!! Of course, the visual is just as pretty! Thanks for the inspiration. I am intrigued by mango spheres too!
Thank you! Hope you give it a try one day! It’s a lot of fun!
wow! what a beautiful rice pudding, those mango spheres are just pure brilliance, stunning recipe
Thanks a lot Albert!
These sound absolutely dreamy — and they’re so artfully presented, too! That’s my kind of dessert!
Thanks Justine! Cheers!
These look like such an elegant dessert for Valentine’s Day! And adding the mango spheres is a lovely touch! Happy Sunday!
Thanks so much Leanne!
I will have to try rice pudding with Arborio rice, it sounds absolutely amazing! The Mango spheres take this pudding to the next level! Gorgeous!
Thanks so much Redawna! Arborio is wonderful in rice pudding. Hope you love it!
Fabulous photos! I just want to dig right in and pretend I’m on a tropical beach somewhere.
I am so with you on tropical beach part 🙂 Thanks for stopping by Bernice! Cheers!
What a unique twist to the simple rice pudding! Looks sooo yummy that I can’t stop drooling over your pics. This is just the kind of dessert I like. Delicious!
Thank you so much Fouzia! Really appreciate it!
thanks a lot for this recipe ,somebody thought it was an egg yolk, but we figured that out quickly when I decided to make this wonderful pudding dessert!! so good will eat again:) sincerely ~ your friend