Receta Freekeh Pudding with Blueberry Sauce
Rice pudding is popular world wide, there is an American version, Italian, Indian, Arabic, and African. If you search the internet you’ll find a savory version too!
This time I’m not bringing you a rice pudding, but something new, freekeh pudding.
You might think why use freekeh in a dessert, specially a pudding, since it suppose to be a creamy dessert and freekeh is more on the chewy side.
Well, this is exactly the reason why I chose freekeh. The more you chew the more full you’ll feel, and one serving of this pudding (which is only 282 calories) will keep your sweet tooth satisfied for very long time. This besides you’ll get a creamy texture but not as creamy as in rice pudding.
If you are trying to lose weight, freekeh is a gift from heaven. It is low in calorie and replaces rice and other high calorie grains. Freekeh pudding tastes amazing, you will not find it different than your regular rice pudding, so give it a try.
The Giveaway
To encourage my readers to try this awesome grain, I’m teaming up with my friends at Freeklicious for this great giveaway.
One reader will get a case – which will consist of 3 pouches of Wholegrain and 3 pouches of Cracked freekeh. If you are new to freekeh then try it with my Freekeh with Chicken, Freekeh with Fish, Freekeh Chowder, and of course the Freekeh Pudding recipe shared in this post.
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Freekeh Pudding with Blueberry Sauce
Serves 3. 282 calories per serving.
- 2 1/4 cups 2% milk
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup freekeh uncooked
- 1 tablespoon +1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 4 tablespoon water
- Blueberry Sauce
- 1 cup fresh blueberries (you can use frozen)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Making Freekeh Pudding:
- Soak freekeh in warm water for an hour. (You can skip this part, but it will result in softer textured freekeh specially if you are using whole freekeh).
- Boil freekeh for one hour. Keep aside.
- In a saucepan, add milk and sugar, when it comes to a boil, add the butter and freekeh.
- Let it cook for 15 minutes on medium heat. Stir to avoid the milk from burning.
- Add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thick. Add vanilla, stir for one minute, and turn off heat.
- When the pudding cools, refrigerate.
Making Blueberry sauce:
- In a saucepan, add all the ingredients and let it come to a boil.
- Let it boil for 2 – 3 minutes on medium heat.
- Remove from heat and keep aside to cool.
** If you want a thicker sauce let it boil more, if you want a thinner sauce add water.