It's like a chewier rice pudding.

Published on March 14, 2026

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Carson Downing / Food Styling: Annie Probst

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Give sorghum the rice pudding treatment by slowly simmering the whole grain in chai-infused milk. A finishing drizzle of sorghum syrup brings a sweet, caramellike flavor. Serve this treat immediately after cooking. In testing, we found reheated leftovers were a bit too chewy the second time around. Top each serving with nuts and/or dried fruit.

What Is Sorghum Syrup?

Sorghum syrup is made by cooking down the juice of the sorghum plant into a rich, dark liquid. It resembles molasses but is sweeter and has slightly less body. Sorghum syrup is commonly used in the South like honey or maple syrup. Drizzle over pancakes or biscuits, or use as a sweetener in vinaigrettes and cocktails.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk

  • 1/2 cup whole grain sorghum, rinsed and drained

  • 2 cups chai tea

  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla

  • 3 egg yolks

  • 2 Tbsp. sugar

  • 2 Tbsp. sorghum syrup

  • Chopped pistachios, chopped dried apricots, and/or dried cranberries (optional)

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan combine milk, sorghum, tea bags, and vanilla. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until sorghum is tender, 50 to 60 minutes, removing and discarding tea bags after 10 minutes of cooking.

  2. In a medium bowl whisk together egg yolks and sugar. Gradually whisk about 1/2 cup of the hot sorghum mixture into yolk mixture; return all to saucepan. Cook and stir over medium just until mixture is simmering (195°F) and slightly thickened (pudding will continue to thicken as it cools). Remove from heat. Let stand 10 minutes.

  3. Serve immediately topped with sorghum syrup and, if you like, pistachios and/or dried fruit.

Credits

Recipe developed by Emily Nienhaus.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

232 Calories
9g Fat
28g Carbs
10g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 232
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g 12%
Saturated Fat 3.9g 20%
Cholesterol 197.8mg 66%
Sodium 110.7mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 28.1g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%
Total Sugars 20.8g
Protein 10.3g 21%
Vitamin D 2.6mcg 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 185.5mg 14%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Potassium 387mg 8%
Fatty acids, total trans 0g
Vitamin D 102.2IU
Alanine 0.5g
Arginine 0.5g
Ash 1.8g
Aspartic acid 1g
Caffeine 23.7mg
Carotene, alpha 1.6mcg
Choline, total 164mg
Copper, Cu 0.1mg
Cystine 0.1g
Energy 969.1kJ
Fluoride, F 25.7mcg
Folate, total 37.8mcg
Glutamic acid 1.8g
Glycine 0.3g
Histidine 0.3g
Isoleucine 0.5g
Leucine 1g
Lysine 0.7g
Methionine 0.3g
Magnesium, Mg 45.6mg
Manganese, Mn 0.7mg
Niacin 0.5mg
Phosphorus, P 228.7mg
Pantothenic acid 1.3mg
Phenylalanine 0.5g
Phytosterols 0.5mg
Proline 0.7g
Retinol 130.7mcg
Selenium, Se 19.8mcg
Serine 0.7g
Theobromine 0mg
Threonine 0.4g
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.7mg
Tryptophan 0.1g
Tyrosine 0.4g
Valine 0.7g
Vitamin A, IU 462.1IU
Vitamin A, RAE 132.3mcg
Vitamin B-12 1mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.2mg
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 0.7mcg
Water 296g
Zinc, Zn 1.3mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.