Desserts

Vary sosoa (sweet Malagasy rice pudding)

Rice pudding sweetened and flavored with vanilla, with a creamy, slightly sticky texture. A festive family dessert much loved in Madagascar, often served warm.

45 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇲🇬 Madagascar

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Ground cinnamon

Optional extras

50 ml Coconut milk

Nutrition facts

377 kcal per serving

Protein: 11.1 g
Carbohydrates: 63.1 g
Fat: 8.8 g
of which saturated fat: 5.6 g
Fiber: 0.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Rinse the rice under cold water until the water runs clear.
Split the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
In a saucepan, bring the milk to a simmer with the vanilla pod, seeds and cinnamon stick.
Add the rice, salt and sugar, then cook over very low heat for 35 to 40 minutes, stirring often, until the rice is tender and the mixture creamy.
Remove the vanilla pod and cinnamon stick, then serve warm, dusted with ground cinnamon.