Cherry Couscous Pudding

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Ill Gotten Grains

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(6)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup dried cherries
1 vanilla bean, pulp scraped
1 1/2 cups steamed couscous
1 (8-ounce) container vanilla flavored yogurt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Heat milk, sugar and cherries in medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to simmer, remove from heat, cover and let steep for 10 minutes. Add pulp from vanilla bean to milk and whisk to combine. Pour mixture over couscous in bowl and add yogurt. Stir to combine. Divide evenly among 4 custard cups, sprinkle with cinnamon and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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recipe Cherry Couscous Pudding
Cindy Los Angeles, CA 01-15-2009
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smart take on rice pudding
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The couscous is a nice alternative to rice, and cherries are a nice alternative to using raisins in a more traditional rice... pudding recipe. What I really like about this recipe is that the yogurt ensures that your pudding gets nice and plump without requiring heavy creams or fatty ingredients. The cinnamon offsets any mild tanginess from the yogurt. This tastes great freshly made or after a couple hours in the fridge.Read more
recipe Cherry Couscous Pudding
Elizabeth Sugar Land, TX 06-01-2008
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Quick and easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Happened to have all the ingredients on hand. This was a quick and easy recipe. I used plain yogurt and also added toasted... sliced almonds. That added a nice crunch to the creamy pudding. This is definitely a good recipe to have for last minute desserts.Read more
recipe Cherry Couscous Pudding
Anonymous 08-02-2007
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Wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used plain yogurt and dried cranberries because that is what I had on hand. I added extra sugar, about 2 T, to make up for... the changes. It turned out excellent. I think this is going to be my lunch tomorrow. Thanks, Alton!Read more
recipe Cherry Couscous Pudding
Robert Mountain Home, AR 05-25-2006
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An ode to couscous pudding
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved the couscous pudding it tasted real great. After I had eaten it all with my tounge I licked the... plate. Anything made of couscous I'm always ready to eat. For I'm a vegitarian and I don't eat meat.Read more
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Kristen Crystal Lake, IL 02-14-2006
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tasty but not mmm mmm good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The flavor was great but the coucous never got as creamy as smooth as the rice pudding I like does. Maybe I didn't let my... coucous get fluffy enough. I will probably make this again only with rice.Read more
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EMILY Silver Spring, MD 01-21-2005
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Great dish
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This dish is extremely simple and easy to make. It has a great flavor and texture. I've also used rice instead of couscous,... and cranberries instead of cherries(although I used less because of their tart flavor). I'm sure many other dried fruits would work well.Read more