Risalamande (Danish Rice Pudding) — Jewish Food Society

Ingredients

• 1 cup short-grain rice, such as Arborio
• ½ cup water
• 4 cups whole milk
• Seeds scraped from 1 large vanilla bean or 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 large Granny Smith apple
• 2 cups pitted sour cherries in syrup
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 ½ tablespoons sugar