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8 Unique Rice Dessert Recipes from Around the World

Rice is a popular staple food worldwide, cherished for its deliciousness, versatility, and nutritional benefits. It is used in a variety of cuisines to prepare flavourful dishes, appetisers and mouth-watering desserts. So here, we have curated 8 unique rice dessert recipes from around the world to satisfy the cravings of all sweet tooths.

Risalamande

Risalamande is a popular Danish Christmas dessert.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of short-grain white rice
• 2 cups of milk
• 1/4 cup of sugar
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 cup of whipped cream
• 1/2 cup of chopped almonds

Directions:

1. Cook the rice in milk with vanilla, sugar, and often a little bit of cinnamon until it's soft and creamy.
2. Mix the rice mixture with whipped cream and chopped almonds.
3. Traditionally, hide a whole almond inside the dessert. The person who finds it wins a prize.

Biko

Biko is a sweet and sticky rice cake from the Philippines.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of glutinous rice
• 3 cups of coconut milk
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of latik (sweet coconut sauce made from coconut cream)

Directions:

1. Cook rice with coconut milk, brown sugar, and salt until it becomes caramelized and sticky.
2. Spread latik over the top of the rice.
3. Place the dessert in the fridge until firm, then slice and serve.

Rice Krispie Treats

These iconic American sweet treats are made by melting marshmallows and butter together, then stirring in Rice Krispies cereal. The mixture is pressed into a pan and left to cool before cutting into squares.

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 4 cups of mini marshmallows
• 5 cups of Rice Krispies cereal

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat.
2. Add marshmallows and continue stirring until melted.
3. Add Rice Krispies cereal and stir until fully coated.
4. Press the mixture into a greased 9x13-inch pan.
5. Let the dessert cool before cutting into squares.

Apam Beras

Apam beras, or rice flour pancake, a popular Malaysian dessert made with a batter of rice flour, coconut milk, sugar, and a little bit of yeast. These delicious pancakes are cooked until fluffy and crispy on the outside and often enjoyed as a sweet snack, with a drizzle of a unique syrup made of palm sugar.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of rice flour
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of yeast
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1 1/4 cups of coconut milk
• 1/4 cup of water
• green pandan extract (if desired)

Directions:

1. Mix rice flour, sugar, yeast, and salt in a bowl
2. Add coconut milk and water gradually, while stirring in one direction until a smooth batter forms.
3. Let the mixture ferment for 30 minutes to an hour.
4. Add green pandan extract if desired for color and flavor.
5. Heat a nonstick pan and grease slightly with oil or butter.
6. Pour some batter in the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes until the bottom becomes firm and slightly golden.
7. Flip the pancake and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
8. Repeat with the remaining batter.
9. Serve the pancakes with a drizzle of palm sugar syrup.

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