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Bavarian Cream with Rice and Fruits

March 12, 2020 | Updated September 5, 2023 | Laura

✽ Recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I | Julia Child ✽

Julia Child Recipe 82 | 446 recipes to go!

✽ Bavarian Cream with Rice and Fruits- a cold dessert [Riz à l’Impératrice], p. 601

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✽ Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I was written by Julia Child who co-authored with Simone Beck & Louisette Bertholle and was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961.

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✽ Butter Count: +2 TB

✽ Cost: $11.22 [~$1.25 per serving]

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Well, except for the whole broiled tomatoes, but I knew I wouldn’t care for those.

This Bavarian cream is described as a “grand old standby” and “velvet to the tongue” by Julia. I would have to disagree with her on that one. I do feel bad about saying that.. But of course, it could’ve been the cook that ruined the recipe and not the recipe itself.

The rice had a strange texture, and the flavors weren’t working for me. I would definitely recommend one of the different Bavarian creams if you are wanting to make one. However, if you are looking for a challenge to try to make it taste good then go right ahead!

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This Bavarian has many of the same techniques as the previous Bavarian creams in the book so I'll just focus on the new details.

✽ Step 1: Set Gelatin

First, diced glacéed fruits are soaked in cognac and sprinkled with powdered gelatin. Yes, glacéed fruits. Which I believe is the fruitcake fruit- the beautiful and odd green cherries.

✽ Step 2: Cook Rice

Next, white rice is boiled for 5 minutes. Heat the milk, sugar, and butter in a casserole and mix in the cooked rice and vanilla. Set the covered casserole in the oven for about 40 minutes until the milk has been absorbed by the rice. After cooking, give this rice a little try. It is so good!

✽ Step 3: Make Crème Anglaise

The next step is making a crème anglaise. After it is cooked, stir in the soaked fruit and stir until gelatin has dissolved. More vanilla and apricot preserves (that have been forced through a sieve) are added and the rice is stirred into the custard. The bowl is set over ice water in order for the mixture to get cold but not set.

✽ Step 4: Fold in Whipped Cream & Chill

Next, beaten cream is folded into the rice custard, turned into a mold, and refrigerated for at least 4 hours.

I made both a larger Bavarian cream and smaller ones in ramekins.

✽ Step 5: Unmold & Cover with Strawberry Sauce

Once unmolded, surround with either a strawberry or raspberry sauce. My saving grace for this recipe was the strawberry sauce. It is sooo delicious! I could put it on just about anything I think.

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Category: Julia Child, Desserts and Cakes Cuisine: French
Keywords: julia child bavarian cream recipes, bavarian cream with rice, rice strawberry bavarian cream recipe

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More Bavarian Cream Recipes:

✽ Orange Bavarian Cream (Julia Child's favorite Bavarian cream recipe)
✽ Chocolate Bavarian Cream (perfect Bavarian cream for chocolate lovers)
✽ Almond Bavarian Cream (you can't beat a dessert made with homemade pralin)
→ Check out all of the completed Julia Child dessert recipes!

✽ You can find this recipe and all the other Julia Child recipes I make in Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I (affiliate link). Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I was written by Julia Child who co-authored with Simone Beck & Louisette Bertholle and was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961.

✽ Check out my Julia Child Recipe Checklist to see a list of all my completed and pending recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking!

Bon appétit!

March 12, 2020 by Laura Ehlers

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