Heart Healthy Cinnamon Rice Pudding Recipes

HEALTHIER CREAMY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine water and rice over high heat in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 45 minutes.
• Combine cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar, and salt in a clean saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup milk, beaten egg, and raisins. Cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla extract. Serve warm.

HEART HEALTHY CINNAMON RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large, heavy bottomed saucepan, stir together the 2 1/2 cups milk and the rice. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat to medium high and boil for 5-6 minutes or until the mixture begins to thicken, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the other 1 cup of milk, the cinnamon stick, sugar and lemon zest.
• Increase the heat to high and return to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce the heat to medium high and boil for 4-5 minutes or until creamy and soupy.
• Remove from the heat.
• Stir in the vanilla and let the mixture stand for 30 minutes to thicken somewhat.
• Before serving, remove the cinnamon stick. Sprinkle the individual dishes of pudding with ground cinnamon to your tastes.

CINNAMON RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Boil water and a pinch of salt.
• add rice, stir, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 18 minutes (dont peak).
• in a separate pot add 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and a pinch of salt and cinnamon sticks.
• on low heat dissolve sugar in to milk stirring constantly, be careful not to burn the milk.
• add cooked rice to milk mixture and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until thick and creamy in consistency.
• in measuring cup combine 1/2 cup of milk, vanilla, egg (beaten) cinnamon and nutmeg.
• remove pot from heat and remove cinnamon sticks.
• add a small amount of the rice mixture to the measuring cup mixture (as to not scramble the egg) then pour the measuring cup mixture into the remaining rice mixture.
• Fold in raisins (if desired) and butter.
• pour in to dessert cups and cover with plastic wrap tightly so a film does not form and refrigerate.
• you can serve chilled or warm what ever your desire.