Rice Pudding Muffins. Sound crazy enough? Over 40 weeks into Muffin Monday, time for some serious experimenting I’d think. This recipe is another classic from Mark and Bruce’s The Ultimate Muffin Book.
Changes and variations: This is a great way to use up any leftover rice and the recipe allows you customize the muffins to your liking. I chose a simple almond but there are a couple suggested in the book that I think I’d like to try the next time round. Oh yes, I’m definitely going to make these again. One recommendation I really liked from the book was baking over the leftover batter in a ramekin. Can you imagine a baked almond cherry rice pudding? Surely it tastes as good as it sounds.
– Banana Rice Pudding Muffins: Substitute chopped dried banana for the dried cherries.
– Chocolate Rice Pudding Muffins: Substitute semisweet chocolate chips for the dried cherries. Top the cooled muffins with chocolate icing.
– Ginger Rice Pudding Muffins: Reduce the dried cherries to 1/2 cup. Add 1/3 cup chopped crystallized ginger with the remaining cherries.
– Lemon Glazed Rice Pudding Muffins: Top the muffins with lemon drizzle.
– Raisin Rice Pudding Muffins: Substitute golden raisins for the dried cherries.
Over to the recipe: Rice + Pudding + Muffin. A whole lot of flavors packed into a tiny muffin makes for perfect individual treats.
- Nonstick spray or paper muffin cups
- 11/4 cups cooked white rice
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 11/2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
- ½ cup toasted slivered almonds
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 cup milk (whole, low-fat, or nonfat)
- ¾ cup chopped dried cherries
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extact
- Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400°F. To pre- pare the muffin tins, spray the indentations and the rims around them with nonstick spray, or line the indentations with paper muffin cups. If using silicon muffin tins, spray as directed, then place the tins on a baking sheet.
- Combine the rice, cream, and melted butter in a large bowl, stir well, then set aside for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl until well combined. Set aside.
- Whisk the egg and milk in a small bowl until smooth; stir this egg mixture into the rice mixture. Stir in the dried cherries,1/4 cup almonds, almond and vanilla extract until well blended. Finally, stir in the prepared flour mixture until the rice and cherries are evenly distributed in the batter. Do not overmix.
- Fill the prepared tins three-quarters full. Top with the remaining almonds. Use additional greased tins or small, oven- safe, greased ramekins for any leftover batter, or reserve the batter for a second bak- ing. Bake for 22 minutes, or until the muffins are well browned and a toothpick inserted in the center of one muffin comes out clean.
- Set the pan on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Gently rock each muffin back and forth to release and remove it from the tin. Cool the muffins for 5 minutes more on the rack before serving. If storing or freezing them, cool them completely before sealing in an airtight container or in freezer-safe plastic bags. The muffins will stay fresh for up to 2 days at room temperature or up to 2 months in the freezer.
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These almond rice pudding muffins are amazing – whoever though such delicious desserts could be combined in one portable one :D
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Choc Chip Uru
Those variations sound amazingly tempting! I’m thinking of a rice pudding buffet-yum! :D
Rice pudding muffins- heck, yes! This is such a creative idea. They’re beautiful.
There are so many things I love about this muffin! I have to try it!
I only have heard of rice pudding but here comes a creative invention with the leftover rice as a muffin. Must try for me because we are big rice eaters at home and there’s always balance of it. This will be a superb way of not wasting the rice and out comes a wonderful muffin.
would it be wierd if i said that although i’m intrigued by the muffins.. i’m more taken in with these individual muffin cups that you have!!!! :)
I love that you used rice and almonds sort of a rice pudding only in a muffin! I also love the cherries I wondered what is that red tinge?! :O
Woah! This is super creative and anything with almonds is ok in my book! :D
Yum! This is a nice diffrent muffin recipe. I love it! One of my favorite combinations is cherries and almonds. They go so well together.
How cool!! I would love to try the ginger version!!
Oh dear, Rice pudding muffins!!You’ve certainly taken these muffins to a whole new level :)Awesome idea and I can just imagine the taste and flavors of this delicious treat!Goes on my list of “to be made” on Pinterest!
Woot! I know you’ll love these.
I have never made rice pudding. Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever had rice pudding… that clearly needs to change. Do you think it will work with wold rice too? That’s typically what I keep on-hand.
Sure. I haven’t ever tried a rice pudding using wild rice but it would be very interesting to see how that turns out.
These sound delightful and I love all the variations you can do as well. Great ideas!
Just wanted to let you know that I made this today and it was so delicious! Thank you so much for the recipe.
Now this is one creative muffin and all the variations sound great too.
This is a clever way to use up left over rice, I really like this idea, you could make them savory also. I have to try this.
My only question is this: “When are you going to open your muffin bakery?”
Such yummy looking muffins. i miss this!! But with my crazy work schedule its impossible to indulge. :-(
You really have me hooked here, not only is this a fantastic recipe, but your suggestions really have my mind reeling with all the variations that are possible. Creative ingredients in this one! Since I am a big fan of Horchata, I know I would like this baked good. Have a great day!
Almond rice pudding muffins sound awesome! Haven’t had rice pudding muffin of any kind…but being a rice lover, I’m pretty sure this is something I will love!
Such a creative recipe! I’d never think to make rice pudding muffins, but it sounds great!
Rice Pudding Muffins?? Genius! I loove rice pudding, and I would utterly adore these little treats.
this looks so delicious.. i would never have thought of adding rice to muffins. WOW. i love the touch of almond extract and all the milk you added. adds so much moisture.
Looks perfectly delicious! :) Mmmmmm! :)
Rice pudding in a muffin!! Oh lordy…this is my new favorite thing!!
Lovely addition with the almonds. Sounds like the perfect little crunch for these muffins. These are seriously one of my favorite muffins to date! Loved this recipe.
YAY! I can imagine why you liked them so much. They really turned out well for me too.
You keep coming up with these delectable muffins, week after week!!! Love the dried cherries with almonds plus the addition of rice is so intriguing….mmmmmmm.
What beautiful muffins! Love the flavors. Look delicious!
aahhhh.. almond rice pudding muffins?!? Genius :D
Sorry I couldn’t post with you guys these week but man, these muffins look great. I’m loving all your adapted versions, especially that lemon one! :)
Those are some great looking muffins! I’ve not been able to bake for almost 3 weeks now due to kitchen renovations but once done I’m soo gonna be looking here for some muffin inspiration!
It totally sounds crazy, but in a great way. I love rice pudding–the idea of combining it with a muffin is delicious!
Another beautiful muffin recipe.Adore your creativity with muffins and this one sounds yum!
Whoa! Your experiments and muffin recipe collection is amazing!!
Almonds and rice pudding in muffin form? Fantastic!
Wow! That sounds so good. I’ve never thought of rice in a muffin…but it sounds like it works! I’ll definitely be trying this one.
YUM!!!!!!!!!
What clever idea!
OMG I was already drooling over these muffins and then you said baked almond cherry rice pudding!! That sounds so good! Seriously, any leftovers you can send my way? ;) They look delicious, love your muffin mondays!
Rice pudding and muffin sounds like a fabulous combination! Your muffins looks great.
These look awesome! I love me some rice pudding. I’m totally down for having it in a muffin!
This is truly like nothing I’ve seen before…and I love it’s versatility! PS: Adorable polka dot muffin cups!
I love the idea of rice pudding in a muffin, I bet it is so moist! I want the banana rice pudding one, that sounds sooooo good! Hugs, Terra
What a creative idea for a muffin…looks amazing!
I’m all about making these banana rice pudding muffins…..oh who am I kidding? CHOCOLATE rice pudding muffins!!! Such a unique recipe, I love it.
these sound CRAZY good!!
Love all the different varieties of rice pudding muffins!
Oh man, these are delicious. I made quite a few substitutions, and it still turned out great.
Brown rice instead of white.
I only had 1/8 cup of heavy cream so I made up the difference with milk (I ended up using 1/4 cup less milk than this recipe called for, so a total of 1 1/8 cups milk and 1/8 cup cream).
I also used salted butter, a pretty cold egg, and raisins.
I topped each muffin with a sprinkling of cinnamon. Mmm!
You can see my photos here: http://differenthomeschoolgirl.blogspot.com/2012/11/muffin-monday-rice-pudding-muffins.html