The Danish Christmas rice pudding dessert containing a hidden almond is called risalamande, and its finder traditionally receives a prize.
Risalamande is made by folding whipped cream, sugar, vanilla and chopped almonds into chilled rice pudding. It is commonly served with warm or cold cherry sauce, especially at Christmas dinner. The name resembles the French phrase riz à l’amande, meaning “rice with almond,” although the dessert itself is Danish.
The hidden almond is called the mandelgave, or “almond present.” Whoever discovers the whole almond may win a small gift, traditionally a marzipan pig, though chocolate, a board game or another token prize is also common. Some players deliberately keep quiet after finding it so everyone else continues eating the pudding.
Risalamande is not the same as risengrød, the simpler hot rice porridge usually served with cinnamon and butter. Families often reserve leftover risengrød to make the chilled dessert. Similar almond-in-pudding customs exist elsewhere in Scandinavia, but risalamande is the specifically Danish name.