Chocolate-Rice Pudding with Requeson

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Chocolate-Rice Pudding with Requeson

Serves: 12


	Ingredients 1 lb, 8 oz California Requeson Cheese 7 cups long grain rice, cooked 1-1/2 qts milk 1-1/3 cups sugar 1 oz unsweetened chocolate 1/4 cup butter 1/8 tsp cinnamon, ground 1/8 tsp salt 2 tsp vanilla Whipped cream, as needed for garnish Semi-sweet chocolate shavings, as needed for garnish Fresh mint cut in thin strips, as needed for garnish

Method

Stir cheese to break up; reserve.

Heat rice and next 2 ingredients. Meanwhile, melt chocolate and butter together; stir into rice along with cinnamon and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in reserved cheese and vanilla. Put 3/4 cup each in 12 ramekins; chill.

Top each ramekin with a dollop of whipped cream; sprinkle each with a few chocolate shavings and a mint strip.