Puerto Rican Rice Pudding
This creamy and aromatic dessert is a classic in Puerto Rican cuisine. It's cooked slowly to achieve a velvety texture and is often spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.
⏱ 60 min
👨🍳 medium
🍽 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 Tasse 1 cup medium-grain rice
- 4 Tassen 4 cups whole milk
- 1 Dose (400g) 1 can (400g) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 Tasse 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Prise 1 pinch salt
- 1 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 Teelöffel 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 Teelöffel 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for garnish)
- 1/4 Teelöffel 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Rinse the rice thoroughly until the water runs clear. In a large pot, bring the rice with 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the water is almost completely absorbed.
- Add the milk, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, cinnamon stick, and nutmeg. Stir well.
- Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender and the mixture is thick and creamy (about 40-50 minutes).
- Remove the cinnamon stick and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour the rice pudding into individual serving bowls and let cool. Chill for at least 2 hours.
- Sprinkle with ground cinnamon before serving.
Nutrition
450 kcal ·
12g Protein ·
70g Carbs ·
15g Fat