Chocolate-Orange Rice Pudding

An American tweak from an all-time favorite Filipino comfort food Champorado. This can be served either hot or cold. Sprinkle some orange zest for garnish or splash evaporated milk over it before serving.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 356 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
• 1 ½ teaspoons grated orange zest
• 1 cup Arborio rice
• 5 ½ cups milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir milk, rice, sugar, orange juice, and orange zest together in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring frequently, until the rice is tender and the mixture is thickened, 35 to 40 minutes.

Step 2

Remove the saucepan from heat. Stir orange liqueur and cocoa powder through the rice mixture; add chocolate chips and stir until melted into the pudding.