Creamy Rice Pudding With Caramelized Pears - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tbsp butter, melted
2 cups milk
1 1/4 cup cream
1/4 cup short-grain rice
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
None None Caramelized Pears
2 tbsp butter
4 None medium pears, peeled, cored, thickly sliced
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cream

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F. Brush a deep, 6 cup casserole dish liberally with melted butter.
To make the pudding, combine all ingredients in the casserole dish. Bake, covered, for 1 hour until rice is creamy and almost tender, stirring occasionally. Remove lid. Stir, and cook for another 30 minutes, uncovered, adding more milk as needed.
Meanwhile, to make caramelized pears, melt butter in a pan over medium heat until foaming.
Add pears and cook, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes or until tender and golden brown. Stir in the sugar and cream and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
Serve pudding topped with pears.