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Raisin Rice Cereal

A sweet rice pudding with raisins baked in pastry shells, topped with whipped cream and fruit.

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Why it works: Raisin and almond are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,781 recipes. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓

Raisin Rice Cereal

Oven350 degrees
Time25 to 35 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the rice pudding

  1. Combine rice, sugar, raisins, salt and milk in medium saucepan over medium-low heat.

  2. Cook, stirring frequently, until thick and creamy, about 25 to 35 minutes.

  3. Beat egg whites and yolk in small bowl.

  4. Remove pudding from heat; add small amount of hot rice mixture to beaten eggs.

  5. Return to saucepan; stir in milk and extracts.

Bake and cool

  1. Pour equal amounts into partially baked pastry shells; sprinkle with nutmeg.

  2. Place tarts on baking sheet.

  3. Bake at 350 degrees 25 to 35 minutes, or until pudding is set.

  4. Cool on wire rack one hour.

  5. Use knife to loosen edges and unmold.

Serve

  1. Serve at room temperature.

  2. Serve with whipped cream and fruit, if desired.

  3. Refrigerate remaining tarts.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

626Calories
20 gProtein
21 gFat
88 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pastrynot in our table0
Fruitnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Raisin + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  2. Almond + nutmegtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,115 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Vanilla + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Raisin + nutmegtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,377 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-terpineol (lilac, floral).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Egg whites and yolk thicken the pudding as they set, giving the custard its structure.
Cooked rice
Forms the body of the pudding, absorbing the milk as it simmers into a creamy filling.
Sugar
Sweetens the filling and helps give it a smooth, tender texture.
2% milk
Provides the liquid that cooks with the rice into a creamy pudding base.
Seedless raisins
Add chewy pockets of sweetness and moisture throughout the filling.

The step that matters

Tempering the eggs. Adding hot rice mixture to beaten eggs in small amounts gradually warms them. Adding it all at once can scramble the eggs and leave the pudding lumpy instead of smooth.

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, sugar, milk, egg, vanilla, almond, nutmeg):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Blueberryfits about as well
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, sugar, milk, egg, vanilla, almond, nutmeg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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