How to Make Rice Pudding from Scratch

Rice pudding can be served either as a dinner or desert, though it is more commonly found as the latter. It is a sweet mixture of rice and milk with various flavorings and it is served all over the world. Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East all have their own versions of the dessert, though the variations are actually only slight. The following recipe shows you how to make rice pudding from scratch.

Things You'll Need

• 2 1/2 cups (600 ml) of whole milk
• 1/3 cup (66 grams) of uncooked long or short grain white rice
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup (50 grams) dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• Whisk
• Mixing bowl
• Medium saucepan
• Serving dish

Instructions

1. Combine the rice, salt, and milk in a medium saucepan and heat the mixture on the stove until it comes to a boil.

2. Reduce the heat to a simmer and mix the contents constantly for 20 minutes, or until the rice becomes tender.

3. Remove the rice mixture from the heat, but keep the element you used on and at a low heat.

4. Mix the egg and the brown sugar together with a whisk in a mixing bowl. While you are mixing, slowly add in a half cup of the rice mixture.

5. Add everything in the bowl to the rest of the rice mixture in the saucepan and place it back on the low heat, cooking it for another ten minutes.

6. Turn off the heat and remove the saucepan, transferring the rice pudding to a serving dish.

7. Mix in the vanilla and top the rice pudding with cinnamon.

Tips & Warnings

• Add in raisins, bananas, or berries to the finished product for added color and flavor.

• Do not stop stirring the rice mixture while it is cooking or you risk burning whatever is on the bottom of the saucepan.

References

• All About Rice Pudding