Ingredients

  • One 14 1/2-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk (see Notes)
  • 3/4 cup (approximately) half and half or heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups soft-cooked black rice (see Notes)
  • 2 ripe mangoes
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened dried coconut, toasted (see Notes)
  • 2 tablespoons brown sesame seeds, optional

Method

  • Pour the coconut milk into a 2-cup measure; whisk to blend the solid coconut cream with the liquid coconut milk.
  • Add enough half-and-half to equal 2 cups.
  • Whisk to blend.
  • Combine the coconut milk mixture, sugar, and salt in a deep saucepan; heat to a boil.
  • Boil for 5 minutes, stirring to prevent scorching.
  • Ladle out 1 cup and reserve to serve as a sauce.
  • Add the rice to the saucepan; heat to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low; cook, stirring often to prevent sticking and adjusting the heat as necessary to maintain a steady simmer, until the pudding is very thick, about 10 minutes or more depending on the rice.
  • Add more cream, if needed.
  • Transfer to a bowl and let cool to room temperature.
  • Cut the mangoes just to the left and the right of the flat center pits.
  • Peel the skin from the two cheeks.
  • Place the cut sides down and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide slices.
  • To serve the pudding, spoon a mound onto each dessert plate.
  • Fan the mango slices and arrange on the side of each plate.
  • Sprinkle with toasted coconut and/or sesame seeds.
  • Pass a pitcher of the reserved sweetened coconut milk mixture to drizzle on top of the pudding, if desired.
  • CREAMY WHITE RICE PUDDING WITH COCONUT MILK AND MANGO.
  • Substitute 2 cups cooked Thai jasmine rice for the cooked black rice.