Cut the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the pulp. Bring rice pudding, milk and vanilla pulp to the boil in a saucepan and simmer for 4-5 minutes, stirring continuously.
Drain the cherries. Collect 100 ml of juice, stir with starch until smooth. Boil up the juice in a pot, add the cherries and stir in. Remove from heat. Let rice pudding cool down a little
Separate eggs. Stir the egg yolks into the rice pudding. Pour into an ovenproof dish and smooth down. Beat the egg whites with the whisks of the hand mixer until stiff, adding sugar. Spread the beaten egg whites over the cherry milk rice. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 150 °C/ convection oven: 125 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for approx. 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve