Cranberry Rice Dessert Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cranberries and jasmine rice into onion until rice is coated with oil and rice is lightly toasted, about 5 minutes more.
• Pour chicken broth into skillet and season with kosher salt and black pepper.
• Bring rice mixture to a boil over high heat, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 22 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat; stir green onions, cilantro, and almonds into rice mixture. Adjust seasoning if necessary.

Steps:

• Combine the rice, sugar and milk in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a simmer and stir in the orange peel and cranberries.
• Cook, covered, stirring from time to time, until the rice is very tender, about 45 minutes.
• Transfer to a serving bowl or six individual dessert dishes or stemmed goblets. Refrigerate.
• Top each serving with whipped cream if desired.

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the almonds and cook, stirring constantly, until golden and nutty smelling, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and reserve.
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the saucepan and add the onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and cranberries and cook, stirring, until well coated, about 1 minute. Add the chicken broth, 1 1/2 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste, and increase the heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until all the liquid has been absorbed, about 18 minutes. Take off the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Stir in half of the reserved almonds and the parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Garnish with the remaining toasted almonds.

Steps:

• Combine the rice and the zest in a 3-quart saucepan and cook rice according to package directions.
• Combine cranberries and orange juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer 7 minutes or until juice is absorbed. Set aside.
• Add the milk, evaporated milk, sugar and salt to the rice Cover and stir over medium-low heat about 40 minutes until slightly thickened.
• Stir reserved cranberries into rice mixture. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until serving time.
• NOTE: You can also use the rice from Chinese take-out in this recipe!

Steps:

• In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over juice; let stand 1 minute.
• Over low heat, stir about 2 minutes, until gelatin dissolves.
• In medium saucepan, over medium heat, bring rice, milk, sugar and cranberries to a boil; remove from heat.
• Stir gelatin mixture and vanilla into rice mixture; cool 10 minutes.
• Fold in thawed whipped topping.
• Chill at least 1 hour. Just before serving, sprinkle with nutmeg. Top each serving with a dollop of thawed whipped topping if desired.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add the wild rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the brown rice; cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed., In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the onions and brown sugar in butter until golden brown, stirring frequently. Add the cranberries, orange zest and rice; heat through.