Description
A rich and creamy rice pudding made with arborio rice, perfect for dessert or a sweet treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup uncooked arborio rice
- 2½ cups whole milk
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup raisins (optional)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (optional)
- ground cinnamon or nutmeg (optional for garnishing)
Instructions
- To a medium saucepan, add the rice, 2 1/2 cups milk, cinnamon, salt, and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered, stirring frequently making sure to scrape the bottom of the pan, for about 30-35 minutes, or until the rice is tender and most of the milk is absorbed. Tip: If the mixture thickens before the rice has fully softened, gradually add the remaining ½ cup milk in increments and as necessary, and continue cooking until the rice is soft.
- When the rice has fully cooked and is tender, if you used a cinnamon stick, remove it now. Tip: Make sure the rice is tender before moving on and adding sweetened condensed milk in the next step, or it may thicken too fast and leave the rice undercooked.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, optional raisins and/or butter, and stir to combine.
- Continue simmering for 5 to 10 minutes, or until as thick and creamy as desired (it’ll continue to thicken as it simmers); stir nearly constantly. Adding more butter is possible here too if desired.
- Serve warm; or cover and chill it in the refrigerator and serve chilled.
- If desired, optionally dust with a sprinkling of cinnamon and/or nutmeg before serving, to taste.
Notes
- For best results, use arborio rice as recommended.
- The pudding can be adjusted to your preferred thickness by altering the amount of milk added.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 30mg