The rice cooks directly in milk infused with instant espresso coffee powder and a split vanilla bean, stirred frequently the way risotto always demands, until it is soft and the liquid has been absorbed into something thick and glossy. Just one tablespoon of sugar is needed as the vanilla bean does most of the work, and the coffee provides both color and depth without any need for more sweetness.
A spoonful of cream stirred in at the end, or poured over just before serving, adds richness without diluting the coffee flavor. This works warm or cold; cold needs a little extra milk or cream stirred in to keep it from becoming a sticky pudding. Sixteen minutes start to finish, and a dessert that uses a savory technique to arrive somewhere entirely different.
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Key Ingredients in This Recipe
You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.
- Milk
- Espresso coffee powder
- Vanilla bean
- Carnaroli rice
- Cream
- Sugar
What I like about this recipe is that it does not need a lot of sweetness to taste amazing. Just 1 tablespoon of sugar and the flavor of a vanilla bean is enough.
A nice caramel color, that doesn’t come from the sugar, but from the coffee. And if you want to be a little richer, poor some cream over it, just before you serve it.
If you want even more richness, add a little bit of butter or some cognac.
When serving this recipe cold, I would suggest to add a little bit more milk or cream or both, to keep it from becoming a sticky cold pudding.
Coffee and Cream Risotto
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- 1.5 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon espresso coffee powder, instant
- 1 vanilla bean, split open
- 1/2 cup carnaroli rice
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons cream
Instructions
- Pour milk in a sauce pan, together with instant coffee and vanilla bean, split open.
- Bring to a boil and add rice.
- Cook until rice is soft, approx. 10-15 minutes. Stir frequently.
- Add cream and sugar and stir again until cream is absorbed. Remove vanilla bean.
- Divide rice over 2 bowls and poor 1 tablespoon of cream on top of each bowl and serve warm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This looks delicious! I feel like it would even work well as breakfast. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Breakfast, good idea, I like that.
This is genius! I can’t believe I’ve never seen something like, this looks amazing. Breakfast risotto is happening!
Thank you, however that breakfast idea was not mine. See previous comments. Enjoy!