Rice Pudding with Almonds and Cherry Sauce

Ingredients

• 19 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 16-ounce package frozen pitted cherries
• 4 ¾ cups whole milk
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ½ cup sliced almonds
• 1 lemon
• + 2 more ingredients
• • ¾ cup short-grain or medium-grain rice
  • 1 vanilla bean

Combine milk, 5 tablespoons sugar and rice in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until rice is tender and mixture is thick, stirring frequently, about 35 minutes. Discard vanilla bean. Mix in almonds. Pour rice pu...

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