Risgrynsgröt

The shiny-ness is sugar. Delicious melted-in sugar.

Or, Swedish festive rice pudding.

Do you like cinnamon, vanilla sugar and milky creamy dessert rice?

..ME TOO!

As well as desperately clinging to the festive season, this is really delicious, and one of my boyfriend’s favourites. It’s best for breakfast, loaded up with cinnamon and sugar and extra milk on top. Although I didn’t leave him enough room in his bowl for milk, first world problems. Speaking of FWP, my camera battery was dead this morning, so these are phone quality pics I'm bringing to the world.

serves 2

Ingredients

• 150g pearl rice
• 200ml water
• 1 tsp butter
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 4tbsp vanilla sugar
• 750ml milk

Method

It couldn’t be simpler, really. Put the rice, butter and salt in a pan.

Before the water is added

 Add the water, bring to the boil, let simmer for 10-15 minutes until the rice is cooked through.

Cooked rice

Stir in the sugar and cinnamon and then pour over the milk.

Bring to the boil. WATCH IT CAREFULLY.

Disaster-zone!

Cook for 30 minutes until the milk is absorbed.

Serve warm, with extra sugar and cinnamon to taste, and milk if wanted. Best served on Christmas day, after opening presents, wearing your new Christmas pajamas, surrounded by mounds of wrapping paper. But it will brighten other cold, dark winter mornings too.