Rice Pudding

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Rice pudding used to be one of my most favorite treats when I was a kid.

My beloved Mom liked to prepare it quite often. Sometimes she made a rice pudding, and sometimes she turned rice pudding into a sweet rice pie, a lovely comfort food which you achieve by baking sweet boiled rice for a couple of minutes and then you serve it with fruit syrup. I liked that one too. But frankly, I liked it much better when my Mom had a bit of a lazy day and declared ‘That’s it!’ over a pot of steaming and fragrant boiled rice. I can still remember those days… the pot was green, the rice was sweet, and the life was magical.

Oh yeah, childhood… but back to the recipe… this is how I made the treat today…

 

 

This is what we need.

Oh, how I love simplicity.

 

 

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1. In a medium saucepan combine the milk, …

 

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… rice (I like to rinse it in warm water), …

 

 

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… and salt. Place the saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil.

2. Reduce the heat to medium/medium-low and simmer until the rice is tender (about 20 minutes).

Stir the milk mixture frequently using a heatproof rubber spatula or wooden spoon to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan.

 

 

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3. When the rice is tender (al dente) remove from heat and add the sugar, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon.

 

 

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4. Return to heat and cook until the rice pudding thickens, about 5 to 10 minutes.

5. Remove from heat and add the raisins, if you wish to.

 

 

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6. Spoon the pudding into your serving glasses or bowls.

Serve warm or cold.

 
 

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And most importantly, enjoy the taste of magic!

Love,
Petra

(Recipe adapted from JoyOfBaking.com. Makes 4 servings.)

7 thoughts on “Rice Pudding

  1. 1
    Kanchan says:

    Sounds good. I am going try it. Thank you for sharing.

  2. 2
    Isabeau says:

    I like this Blog!
    Amazing!

  3. 3
    Dena says:

    My father’s favorite dessert was rice pudding. You brought back fond memories and inspired me to try to recreate them. Thanks as always, Petra!

  4. 4
    Asma says:

    Yummy 🙂

    In Pakistan we call rice pudding ‘Kheer‘ and it has a bit mature taste than the english rice pudding. We add cardamoms and then garnish with almonds and sometimes serve in earthern bowls cold.

    Thats the anytime anywhere dessert <3

  5. 5
    Diana says:

    I just made this (couldn’t stop thinking about it after reading it on the blog), and LOVED it! Thanks for the delicious recipe 🙂

  6. 6
    Ashley says:

    Can’t wait to try this! I love rice pudding!!!

  7. 7
    nana says:

    i have fallen in love with your blog
    I will be getting fat soon 🙂

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