Luscious Rice Pudding Recipes!

These EASY rice pudding recipes are just unforgettable! Creamy and succulent, baked or boiled, this French classic is guaranteed to please all!

I have included two of my favorite recipes below, both with lots of exciting variations... so enjoy! The first is boiled, the second is baked.

Rice Pudding Recipe... Absolutely Divine!

Riz au Lait... so creamy, so delicious, it's difficult to stop eating it!

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: about 50 minutes

Ingredients: (6 people)

4 cups Whole Milk
1 Vanilla Pod, Seeds Scraped (or a tsp. of extract)
Pinch of Cinnamon (optional)
1/2 cup Sugar
1 cup Round Rice (Aborio or other)
3 tbsp. Butter (unsalted)
2-3 Egg Yolks
Pinch of Salt

How to Make It:

1. Warm milk and add vanilla (cut pod in half lengthwise, and scrape seeds into milk) or vanilla extract. Add cinnamon, if you want, as well as pinch of salt. Keep on very low heat.
2. Bring 4 cups of water to boil. Add rice and cook for about 2 minutes. Strain.
3. Bring milk to light boil and add rice.
4. Cover and let simmer (very low heat!) for 30-40 minutes.
5. Add butter and stir.
6. Add egg yolks (one at a time!) and stir well.
7. Serve warm or cold (refrigerated).
Voilà!

Variations for Rice Pudding Recipes:

If you want to spice things up a bit, or if you are looking for a touch of elegance, add a little rum on top, right before serving. It looks pretty and tastes great. Or, add some raisins or cherries right before adding the butter and stir. Of course, you can add any chopped fruit that you wish to add a touch of originality

Serving Ideas:

Lots of choices. First of all, you can serve it in one large dish or in small individual dishes or ramekins.

If you make individual portions, refrigerate the extras. They will stay fresh for a few days and rice pudding recipes make wonderful snacks. Not to mention breakfast!

Baked Rice Pudding Recipe!

Riz au Lait à l'Ancienne… This traditional French dessert recipe is outstanding... enjoy!

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 3 hours

Ingredients: (6 people)

1 cup Round Rice (Aborio or other)
4 cups Whole Milk (or low fat)
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
3 tbsp. Butter (unsalted)
1 Vanilla Pod, Seeds Scraped (or 1 tsp. extract)
Additional Butter for Baking Dish

How to Make It:

Preheat oven to 300°F
1. In a bowl, gently stir together milk, rice, sugar, butter (diced), and vanilla (cut pod in half lengthwise and scrape out small seeds or use extract).
2. Butter bottom and sides of baking dish and pour in rice mixture. Put in oven and let cook for 3 hours.
3. From time to time, using a spoon, break the caramel crust (which forms on top as cooking) and push down into pudding. This adds an excellent texture when served.
4. Remove from oven and let cool off a little. Serve warm or cold (refrigerated).
Voilà!

Variations for Rice Pudding Recipes:

Same as above... If you want to spice things up a bit, or if you are looking for a touch of elegance, add a little rum on top, right before serving. It looks pretty and tastes great. Or, add some raisins or cherries right before adding the butter and stir. Of course, you can add any chopped fruit that you wish to add a touch of originality

Serving Ideas:

Lots of choices. First of all, you can serve it in one large dish or in small individual dishes or ramekins.

If you make individual portions, refrigerate the extras. They will stay fresh for a few days and rice pudding recipes make wonderful snacks. Not to mention breakfast!

Of course, lots of French dessert recipes make for a wonderful beginning to the day!

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