We love sweet potatoes, and now that fall is here, I just want to use them with everything. Searching for a new way to eat them, and as I looked for a dessert that the kids would love, I decided to combine them with one of my favorite dishes: arroz con leche. The result was a deliciously sweet dish that you will not want to miss out on. This is so easy to make and would be perfect for Thanksgiving or to enjoy on a fall day.
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This recipe has a few changes. After trying many ways to make rice pudding, I found that using sweetened condensed milk instead of sugar gives it an exceptional flavor. I also like to add a little vanilla and an egg to improve the consistency.
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Sweet Potato and Orange Arroz con Leche
Creamy orange-scented rice pudding with sweet potato puree, topped with marshmallow cream.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of long grain rice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cups of water
- 1 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 egg
- 3 cups of whole milk
- 1 can (14 oz) of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 can (15 oz) of sweet potato puree
- Zest of 1 orange (reserve 1 teaspoon for garnish)
- ¼ cup marshmallow cream, for topping
Instructions
- Combine the water and orange juice in a heavy saucepan. Add the rice and cinnamon stick and soak for 1 hour.
- Bring to a boil, uncovered, over high heat. Lower to medium and cook 10 to 12 more minutes, until most of the water has evaporated.
- Beat the egg in a bowl, then stir in the milk.
- Add the egg and milk mixture, the vanilla, the condensed milk, and the orange zest to the rice. Cook over low heat, stirring, for about 30 minutes, until most of the liquid evaporates.
- Stir in the sweet potato puree until heated through. Remove from the heat and take out the cinnamon stick.
- Serve topped with the marshmallow cream and the reserved orange zest.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 165Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 69mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 3gSugar: 15gProtein: 5g
Nutritional values are estimates calculated using standard databases. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients and brands used.
Arroz con Leche de Camote y Naranja
La receta tiene algunos cambios. Después de probar muchas formas diferentes de hacer el arroz con leche, he encontrado que usar leche condensada en lugar de azúcar le da un sabor muy especial. Además, me gusta agregarle un poco de vainilla y un huevo para mejorar la consistencia.
Ingredientes
1 taza de arroz de grano largo
1 raja de canela
3 tazas de agua
1 taza de jugo de naranja
1 huevo
3 tazas de leche entera
1 lata de 12 oz. de leche condensada
1 cucharada de extracto de vainilla
1 lata de puré de camote
Ralladura de 1 naranja (reserva una cucharadita para decorar)
Preparación
En una olla, coloca el arroz y la raja de canela, agrega el agua y deja en remojo durante una hora. Después de haberlo dejado remojando durante una hora, ponlo a cocer destapado a fuego alto. En cuanto hierva, baja el fuego a medio y cocina durante 10 a 12 minutos, o hasta que el agua se haya evaporado casi por completo.
Mientras el arroz se cocina, bate el huevo, agrégale la leche, el extracto de vainilla y la leche condensada, y mezcla bien. Agrega la mezcla al arroz . Agrega el camote y la ralladura de naranja y cocina a fuego lento por aproximadamente 30 minutos o hasta que el líquido se consuma y quede más o menos espeso, según tu gusto. Retira del fuego y deja enfriar. Sírvelo y agrega una cucharada de crema de marshmallow (marshmallow cream) o decóralo con una pizca de ralladura de naranja.
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Hi Paula, I am putting this in my recipe file. Do you think I can substitute milk with a little sugar for the condensed milk? My family will love this!
Gracias!
Cynthia
How they whole family doesn’t weign 300 libras each BB will never know!! Siempre, sharing such delicias. Pinned, gracias. GG2U
We share with the inlays, that is our secret. 🙂 lol!