Recipe: Chocolate Cherry Rice Pudding

Rice pudding is a staple dessert, but why get it out of a tin when it's this easy to make?? We take the classic rice pudding and add chocolate and cherries to create a sumptuous treat!
Ingredients
- 50 g pudding rice
- 450 ml full fat milk
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 drop vanilla essence
- 3 tbsp double cream
- 1 handful pitted cherries - fresh or tinned
- 1 handful flaked almonds

Step 1
Start The Rice
Put the rice, milk, sugar, cocoa and vanilla essence in a pan and bring to a boil. turn the heat to very low and simmer gently for half an hour, stirring occasionally.

Step 2
Toast The Almond Flakes
Toast the flaked almonds in a hot pan and take off the heat to cool.

Step 3
Add The Cherries
Halve the cherries. Add half of the cherries 5 minutes before serving.

Step 4
Add The Cream
Add the cream to get the desired consistency and stir until combined.

Step 5
Serve!
Scoop the rice pudding into ramekins or bowls and sprinkle with the almonds and leftover cherries to serve. Serves 2