Ultimate Rice Pudding Recipes

CLASSIC RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Whisk together the egg, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Add the milk, cream, rice and salt to a medium-sized saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the rice is tender, about 20-25 minutes. Stir frequently to keep the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• Slowly add about half a cup of the hot rice mixture to the egg mixture, whisking quickly, to temper the egg mixture.
• Add the egg mixture to the saucepan with the remaining rice mixture. Stir everything together and continue heating on low heat for about another 5-10 minutes, or until thickened. Don't boil. It will thicken quickly. Keep in mind that the mixture will continue to thicken as it cools, so you don't want it to be too thick before you take it off the heat. A touch soupy still is ok.
• Remove from heat and serve warm.

THE BEST EVER HOMEMADE RICE PUDDING RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the milk, rice, and salt in a large stockpot and bring to a boil over medium heat;
• Boil for 20 minutes stirring occasionally to prevent sticking and make sure the milk doesn't burn;
• While the rice is cooking, beat an egg with the brown sugar;
• Temper the egg mixture with 1/4-1/2 rice mixture, then add it into the stockpot and stir well to combine with the rest of the rice mixture;
• Add in the vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange zest, and raisins and stir to combine;
• Let sit to thicken if needed, then serve in a bowl with a dusting of cinnamon or a cinnamon stick to garnish.

EASIEST RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring rice, sugar, salt, and 4 1/2 cups milk to a boil over medium-high. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 25 minutes. Uncover and cook, stirring constantly, until rice is tender and pudding is creamy, 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla and remaining 1/4 cup milk.
• Transfer to a serving dish and press plastic wrap directly on surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour (or up to 3 days). To serve, stir in heavy cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.

CREAMY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; stir rice into boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• In a clean saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and salt. 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.

ULTIMATE RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat water, milk, and salt. When liquid is almost boiling stir in rice and butter.
• Bring to boiling, immediately reduce heat and simmer, covered, over VERY low heat for 35-40 min (stirring every 5 min)until all the liquid is absorbed.
• Transfer rice into a large bowl.
• Scrape vanilla seeds into cream in saucepan and heat just until boiling.
• In a bowl whisk yolks and sugar and mix with heated cream (quickly, so it doesn't curdle).
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 5-7 min, until mixture coats a metal spoon.
• Pour 1 cup of hot sauce into rice and stir to blend (if using vanilla extract add now).
• Transfer remaining sauce to a bowl and refrigerate (tightly cover with plastic wrap).
• Chil several hours and before serving, stir remaining sauce into rice.

WORLD'S BEST RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Heat the butter in a 4 quart saucepan. When frothy, add the rice and cook for 1 minute. Slowly add the milk, pinch of salt, sugar, vanilla and 1/2 of the cranberries and bring to under a boil. Transfer to a 9-inch square baking pan and set in the oven. Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes, then bake undisturbed for another 30 minutes. Then stir in the remaining 1/2 of the cranberries and bake for another 30 minutes (for a total of 2 1/2 hours).
• Variations: you can to add heavy cream in the last 30 minutes of baking. Or if you want a crusty topping, reduce sugar to 1/4 cup. Once out of oven, crumble brown sugar and butter over the rice pudding and place under the broiler until melted and bubbly.

SUPER EASY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan.
• Stir the rice into the boiling water. (do not put in if the water is NOT boiling) ... Reduce the heat to low then cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• In a new saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and salt.
• Cook over a low-medium heat until thick and creamy. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup milk, beaten egg and cook 2 minutes more, constantly stirring.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla extract.

EXTRA CREAMY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Rinse a large saucepan with cold water. Don't dry. Set on stove-top over medium heat. Add milk. Heat milk to boiling, over medium heat, stirring regularly. WATCH CLOSELY as it nears the boil! When milk hits the boil, it will boil up and possibly over. That's not a good thing.
• When milk boils, stir in rice and keep stirring until mixture returns to the boil. Reduce heat to a shade higher than low, or whatever level on your stove allows the mixture to gently simmer (bubble breaking the surface but not too vigorously). Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring down the mixture every 10 minutes (Important that you stir it down regularly and ensure that there is no rice sticking to the bottom of the pan. You will notice that the mixture has probably formed a skin on top. Don't remove it. Just stir it back in.)
• Meanwhile, in a medium-sized bowl, use a fork to whisk together the cream, sugar, yolks, vanilla and salt. Set aside on counter while rice is cooking, leaving fork in bowl. Set out a ladle to use, as well. I like to do this after the rice starts cooking, so that the mixture comes to room temperature by the time it's needed.
• Once milk/rice has simmered for 30 minutes, continue simmering, but stir down every 5 minutes. With each stir, start testing the done-ness of the rice by tasting a piece. You want the rice to be tender (so no hard center). **Depending on the rice you used, your mixture may start to get thick-ish at this point, with little milky liquid left. If so, add more hot milk or water to the pot, just as much as needed to loosen the mixture up, with each stir. Watch closely and don't let the mixture get dry or it will scorch. Continue cooking, stirring down and adding additional milk, as needed until the rice is tender. Most rice is generally done at about 45-50 minutes of total simmering time. A lot will depend on how vigorously your mixture is boiling, so there is no hard and fast rule. Taste testing is the best indicator.
• Once the rice is cooked, slide the pot off the heat to avoid scorching. Re-whisk your egg mixture with your fork. Using the ladle, spoon out a ladle-full of hot rice/milk mixture, taking as much liquid as possible, but not to worry if you bring some of the rice with it. With the ladle in your left hand (assuming your right-handed, if not, reverse) and using your right hand to start whisking the egg mixture with the fork, start adding the hot mixture to the eggs A DROP AT A TIME, at first, while continuously whisking with the fork. Increase to a slow stream, while whisking continuously, until the entire ladle-full has been added. Get another ladle-full of hot liquid and slowly add it to the egg mixture as well, whisking continuously. Keep adding hot liquid until you've got at least 1 1/2 cups-1 3/4 cups of now warmed liquid in your bowl. Once you have reached that point, pour the warmed egg mixture into your cooking pot.
• Return the saucepan to heat, over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring almost continuously, just until a dime-sized bubble breaks the surface of the pudding. Pudding should be noticeably thickened and saucy, but still more sauce than rice (pudding will set more in the fridge as it cools). If liquid seems almost like milk consistency (rather than heavy cream consistency), it's too thin. Cook, stirring, a little longer. **Note though that you never want to allow the mixture to vigorously boil after the egg mixture has been added, as you may end up with scrambled eggs.
• If using raisins, add to the bottom of a medium-large bowl. When pudding is cooked, immediately pour hot mixture over raisins. Stir well to combine. Allow to stand on counter for about 5 minutes, to allow the steam to reduce, then cover bowl with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator. Allow to cool and set, at least 6 hours or preferably, over-night. Pudding will set as it cools. To serve, simply stir and spoon into bowls. Serve with a sprinkling of cinnamon, if desired. If pudding is or becomes too thick, simply add a tablespoon or so of heavy cream to mixture and stir in. If you enjoy your rice pudding warmed, you can warm slightly in the microwave or a small saucepan.

EASY TRADITIONAL BRITISH RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Heat the oven to 300 F/150 C.
• Lightly butter a 1.25-liter ovenproof pudding dish or an 8 x 8-inch square baking dish.
• Combine the milk and cream in a saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod using the back of a knife. Add the seeds to the pan and stir to disperse them. Drop in the vanilla pod. Heat the milk and cream through very gently; do not let it boil.
• Move the pan off the heat and leave the milk to infuse for 5 minutes. Remove the vanilla pod.
• Spread the rice and sugar in the buttered dish. Pour the warmed milk over it and stir thoroughly. Add the lemon strips and stir again.
• Grate a thick layer of nutmeg to generously cover the top.
• Place the dish on a baking sheet and carefully put it in the center of the preheated oven. Bake the pudding for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until it turns creamy and thick and forms a skin of nutmeg on top.
• Let the pudding cool and set for about 15 minutes. Serve the rice pudding on its own or with stewed fruit such as poached pears or roasted rhubarb. You could also add a dollop of homemade jam on top.

LENNIE'S ULTIMATE RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place water and rice in a large, heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat slightly, then allow to boil until almost all the water is gone (approximately 10 minutes).
• Stir in 4-1/2 cups of the milk and reduce heat to med-low.
• Yes, it looks like a lot of liquid.
• Don't worry.
• (Note: don't use skim milk; it's not rich enough to make a nice pudding.) Into the remaining 1/2 cup of milk, whisk in the sugar and cornstarch.
• Whisk this mixture into the rice, then add the raisins (substitute currents if you prefer).
• Stir.
• Grate nutmeg over the top of the mixture, lightly dusting the entire top.
• Raise the heat to med-high and, stirring almost constantly, bring to a slow boil.
• Reduce heat to low and put lid on pot.
• Simmer (very gently) for anywhere from one hour to 1-1/2 hours-- until the pudding has thickened.
• Stir pot occasionally, making sure the pudding does not stick to the bottom of your pot.
• When pudding is thick, spoon some out into a custard cup which contains the egg yolk.
• Do this about a teaspoon at a time, to slowly warm the yolk.
• Any faster, or in any greater quantity, will cause the yolk to curdle.
• When yolk is beaten and warmed, stir into pudding.
• Cook for two more minutes; remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla (pure extract only please, not artificial), then pour pudding into an attractive serving dish.
• Sprinkle cinnamon on top and let cool to room temperature.
• Do not add cinnamon while cooking or the pudding will have an unpleasant gray/brown colour.
• Refrigerate if not serving right away.
• Canadian comfort food!

CLASSIC RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and butter a 1.5-litre baking dish. Put the pudding rice, sugar, vanilla, milk and cream in a bowl and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and grate over a generous layer of nutmeg. Bake for 1 hr 30 mins until a brown skin has formed on top and the rice is cooked and tender.
• Leave to cool slightly, then scoop the warm pudding into bowls and serve with a dollop of jam on top.