Rice Cream

Rice Cream with Raspberry Sauce

Riskrem med Bringebær Saus (in Norwegian)

Rice Cream with Raspberry sauce (right)
is a Norwegian tradition.

It is a dessert served with Raspberry Sauce (bringebær saus. It is creamy with texture and soooo delicious; it's so good I can hardly describe it. You just have to try it.

I remember as a young girl, one of my friends, Rannveig, and I had been hiking in the mountains for hours. When we got back to my house, mom had made my favorite dinner... Fårikål and for dessert, riskrem med bringebær saus, yummy. romsdal-mountains

After hiking in Romsdal Mountains (left) all day, we had appetites like "starving mountain lions", and we ate so much that we ended up on the floor and didn't even want to move.

When visiting my daughter and her husband, their church had an International Food Celebration. The people brought special foods from all over the world.

Of course, Judy and I wanted to bring something Norwegian. So we made rice cream. It as a wonderful success. There was not a smidgen left. And we received all kinds of compliments.

When you go to Norway next time, be sure you ask for Riskrem med Rød Saus.

Everybody will know what you mean.

First you have to make a Rice Pudding that we Norwegians call...

Risengrynsgrøt.

Ingredients:
1 cup white rice of choice
2 cups water
1/2- teaspoon salt

Bring water to a boil and add rice and salt according to directions.Bring up to a boil again and turn heat to simmer.Cover with lid.

When rice is soft and all the water is absorbed add milk and stir until you have a creamy consistency. This will take a while.

It is important the rice has finished expanding and all the milk has been absorbed. You want a creamy-pudding-like substance. Rice will keep getting thick as it chills. So be sure you add enough milk while it is still simmering and keep stirring to prevent it from burning.

Once the pudding is creamy and soft. Let cool completely and place in refrigerator.

Raspberry Sauce
(Bringebær Saus in Norwegian)
Frozen or fresh raspberries
A few drops red food coloring
Sugar
Cornstarch or potato flour for thickening.
Water

Pour water into pan and bring to a boil.
Turn heat down to simmer.
Add raspberries to pan - bring to a boil and stir.
Place 2-3 tablespoons cornstarch or potato flour in 1/2-cup cold water and stir
Add this mixture gradually while stirring constantly.
Boil for 5 minutes while stirring.

Chill sauce while stirring to prevent a skin to form on top.

Here is how to make...
Rice Cream

Heavy whipping cream
Vanilla sugar or vanilla flavoring
Sugar to taste

Whip heavy cream until it peaks. If you stir too much you will make butter.

Place a few ladles of rice pudding into large bowl.Gradually fold in whipped cream. Carefully blend whip cream and rice pudding until you have a light, fluffy and creamy consistency.
Add vanilla sugar to taste (Liquid vanilla flavoring is not ideal, but can be used.

In Norway you can buy bags of ready-to-make, raspberry sauce (Rød Saus), which is delicious and easy to make. I always bring tons of packets with me when I come back from Norway.

For serving, I use an attractive, large glass bowl for the Rice Cream and a glass glass pitcher for the Raspberry Sauce and my guests serve themselves.

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