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5 from 42 votes

Old Fashioned Rice Pudding

Who wants to sit down to a bowl of Old Fashioned Rice Pudding? I love the Creamy texture of the rice pudding, with just the right amount of sweetness and a hint of cinnamon and loaded with plump golden raisins.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 200kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 cups whole milk divided
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ heaping cup long grain white rice
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • cup golden raisins - optional
  • cinnamon powder for garnish
  • whipped cream for garnish

Instructions

  • Combine 5 ½ cups milk, sugar, cinnamon stick and salt in a large saucepan over medium to medium-high heat.
  • Bring the milk mixture to a boil.
  • Add the uncooked rice to the milk, mix well, and reduce the heat to low.
  • Allow the rice mixture to cook at a gentle simmer, reducing heat as needed.
  • Continue cooking the rice mixture for 45- 60 minutes, stirring frequently to make sure it isn’t sticking to the bottom of the pan. (depending on the stovetop heat, the time can vary).
  • The rice pudding mixture will thicken up to consistency of Greek yogurt.
  • Once thickened, remove from the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and raisins.
  • Allow the rice pudding to cool and if needed, add the additional milk to thin out the mixture or if you’re feeling decadent, add heavy cream instead of milk.
  • Sprinkle with cinnamon to serve, and top with freshly made whipped cream. If you want to forgo the whipped cream stir a little heavy cream into each portion before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 369mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 298IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 236mg | Iron: 0.3mg