While I was slaving over a hot stove stirring risotto a few nights ago, my mind drifted to thoughts of how arborio rice would make a great rice pudding. A couple months ago, I read in The Joy of Cooking that rice pudding made with arborio rice should be avoided, since it’s so starchy. Pftt, whatever Joy of Cooking. I’m a Rice Pudding Rebel and there was no stopping me. Luckily, this turned out to be one of the best batches of rice pudding I’ve ever made. Really though, it’s hard to go wrong when you’re combining milk, sugar, and rice together.
Arborio Rice Pudding
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4 c whole milk
1 c arborio rice
pinch salt
3-4 T sugar
3 1″ cinnamon sticks
1 tsp vanilla extract
chopped pecans, for serving (optional)
Pour the milk, rice, salt, sugar, and cinnamon sticks into a large heavy saucepan. Stir often. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil and simmer on very low heat for 30-35 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed much of the milk. There’s no need to continuously stir the rice as you would risotto, but don’t leave the kitchen for long periods of time and stir the rice often so it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. When the rice is done (it will be very soft), stir in the vanilla extract. Remove from heat and let cool a few minutes before serving. Discard cinnamon sticks. Garnish with chopped pecans and enjoy!
Serves 4
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Tags: dessert, gluten-free, rice
This looks so creamy and delicious, Rose-great photo. Hmm, Flint huh? You must have some interesting perspective on economy…
It is creamy and delicious! I’m finishing off the leftovers right now. Flint’s a pretty dismal place, but I’ve lived in San Francisco now for about a year. So truth be told, I feel pretty disconnected to what’s going on in Michigan.
I made rice pudding for my wife on our first date. I used to make rice pudding almost weekly then. Years later, and I have not made her rice pudding since. This will definitely be the recipe to get me going again. I’m thinking about doing it in the oven (using Martha Stewart’s method), as then I will not need to stir at all).
Thanks for the excellent idea!
Your comment made me smile, Whisk. I hope you and your wife get back into to the tradition of weekly rice pudding!
Great post, saved the site for hopes to read more!