Chocolate-Hazelnut Rice Pudding

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Photo: Elizabeth Watt
Servings:
6

Skim milk replaces whole milk in this chocolate rice pudding. Each serving is topped with a dollop of Greek yogurt and hazelnut crunch.

Ingredients

For the Pudding

  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder

  • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

  • Pinch of coarse salt

  • 5 cups skim milk

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

  • 1 cup Arborio rice or other short-grain white rice

  • ¼ cup Frangelico

  • 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons plain nonfat yogurt, preferably Greek-style

For the Hazelnut Crunch

  • ½ cup blanched hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped

  • 1 tablespoon lightly beaten egg white

  • 4 teaspoons sugar

Directions

  1. Make the pudding: Whisk together cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer; remove from heat.

  2. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add rice; cook, stirring constantly, until edges are translucent, 1 to 2 minutes. Add hot milk mixture; bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid, about 30 minutes.

  3. Remove from heat. Add Frangelico and chocolate; stir until chocolate has melted. Pour into a bowl. Refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours. Stir in 1/4 cup yogurt.

  4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Make the hazelnut crunch: Toss together nuts, egg white, and sugar. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet lined with a nonstick baking mat. Bake, stirring often, until nuts are golden and dry, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack.

  5. Divide pudding among bowls. Top with hazelnut crunch and remaining yogurt.

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