Chocolate Rice Bake

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups cooked long-grain rice
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar (confectioners)
• 1 cup whipping cream (unwhipped)
• 1 ounce semisweet chocolate (for garnishing)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 butter a shallow souffle dish.
• 3 in a bowl, combine the condensed milk with the 2 ounces of chocolate in a medium-sized saucepan, over low heat; cook, stirring constantly, until the chocolate has melted (about 5 minutes).
• 4 gradually add in the butter; stir until melted.
• 5 remove the pan from the heat.
• 6 whisk the milk into the chocolate mixture.
• 7 beat in the egg yolks, and 2 tsp vanilla.
• 8 stir in the rice.
• 9 transfer the mixture into the prepared dish.
• 10 bake for 30 minutes, (the middle will be slightly loose).
• 11 cool on a wire rack.
• 12 refrigerate until well chilled (about 4 hours).
• 13 before serving, beat the whipping cream in a large bowl with 1 tsp vanilla and 2 tbsp confectioners sugar (or to taste).
• 14 pile the whipped cream on top of the cooled pudding.
• 15 with a vegetable peeler, scrape the piece of chocolate over the top to make chocolate curls.
• 16 refrigerate until ready to serve.