Creamy Rice Pudding

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 ½ cups water
• ¾ cup uncooked white rice
• 2⁄3; cup raisins
• 2 cups milk , divided
• 1⁄3; cup granulated sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 dash ground nutmeg
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or ½ teaspoon almond extract

Directions:

1. In a 2-quart saucepan, bring water to a boil.
2. Add rice and raisins to pan, cover, and simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes.
3. Add 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg to pan; increase heat to medium; simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and creamy, 15-20 minutes.
4. Stir in remaining milk and egg; cook an additional 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Remove from heat and stir in butter and extract.

Reviews

[GoesWithWine]

I made a non-dairy version of this easy recipe with almond milk instead of regular milk, and it was delicious. Because I used sweet almond milk from the Italian market, I eliminated the granulated sugar and it was sweet enough. I also used golden raisins, which complemented the almond flavor very well. Try it!

[Nif]

I have to admit *sigh* that I have never had rice pudding before. This is really good! I wasn't sure how thick it should be, but I like it the way it is - maybe thicker than usual? Delicious recipe with easy instructions and ingredients that you should have on hand. I proudly made this for the chef I adopted for Spring 2009 PAC. Thanks!