Italian Rice Pie
servings
This easy Italian Rice Pie is a creamy dessert perfect for your Easter holiday table with a delicious filling of rice, ricotta cheese, and pineapple. Everyone will love this sweet Italian dessert.
Ingredients
- 9 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 32 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 20 ounces crushed pineapple drained
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F, and prepare a deep 9 X 13-inch baking dish by buttering it. *See note.
- In a very large bowl, beat the eggs. Add the sugar and with a hand held mixer, mix well. Add the ricotta cheese and vanilla and mix on medium low until any clumps of ricotta have broken apart and contents becomes completely smooth and creamy. Mix in the heavy cream.
- With a large spoon or rubber spatula, fold in the cooked rice and drained pineapple.
- Use a large ladle to transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for approximately 1 1/2 hours (90 minutes). As oven temperatures can vary, make sure you check the status after one hour. Pie will be done when the center is no longer wobbly and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Pie is best served cold. Allow it to cool a bit before setting the pan into the fridge to cool completely. Doing so will allow the custard-like center to fully set and give you clean slices when cut.
- Top with fresh whipped cream or dust each slice with some powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- You are going to want to use a deep 9 X 13-inch pan. If you don't have one, my suggestion would be to use both a 9 X 13 and an 8 X 8.
When pouring the batter into the 9 X 13, a good rule of thumb as to weather or not the pan is large enough is to make sure that there is at least an inch between the batter and the top of the dish. - Don't let the dark browned edges freak you out! Those are the tastiest parts of the pie, kind of like caramelized edges or the edges of brownies that people are always fighting over. If you don't like their appearance, you can cover the dish with a piece of aluminum foil after it's been in the oven for about an hour to prevent it from darkening.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 208mg | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 248mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 1100IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 262mg | Iron: 1mg