The Best Rice Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; stir rice into boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• In a clean saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup milk, beaten egg, and raisins; cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Heat the butter in a 4 quart saucepan. When frothy, add the rice and cook for 1 minute. Slowly add the milk, pinch of salt, sugar, vanilla and 1/2 of the cranberries and bring to under a boil. Transfer to a 9-inch square baking pan and set in the oven. Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes, then bake undisturbed for another 30 minutes. Then stir in the remaining 1/2 of the cranberries and bake for another 30 minutes (for a total of 2 1/2 hours).
• Variations: you can to add heavy cream in the last 30 minutes of baking. Or if you want a crusty topping, reduce sugar to 1/4 cup. Once out of oven, crumble brown sugar and butter over the rice pudding and place under the broiler until melted and bubbly.

Steps:

• Bring rice, water and salt to a boil over med-high heat.
• Simmer covered until water has been absorbed (approximately 15 minutes).
• Stir in milk and sugar and cook uncovered over medium heat for 30-40 minutes, stirring frequently--especially towards the end of cooking.
• The pudding is done when the rice and milk have amalgamated into a thick porridge-like consistency.
• DO NOT OVERCOOK or the pudding will be solid instead of creamy once cooled.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Turn into a bowl or cups.
• You can sprinkle cinnamon on the top if you like.
• COVER with plastic wrap directly on surface "IF" you don't want a skin.
• COOL.

Steps:

• Heat water to boil. Add rice, vanilla, and salt. Cook 10 minutes.
• Add milk and cook over low heat until rice is tender (about 10 minutes).
• In a different bowl, mix cream, eggs, sugar, and raisins. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Fold cream mixture into rice on the stove.
• Lightly butter a medium glass dish. Pour rice mixture into greased dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Put an inch of water into a baking pan and then put the rice pudding dish into the baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. Stir every 15 minutes. Let cool and eat.

Steps:

• 1. Place 2 3/4 quart of the milk and the heavy cream in a large pot and bring to a slow boil, stir constantly.
• 2. When you see small bubbles add the rice, butter, sugar and raisins. Simmer, stirring the mixture often for 1 hour until the rice is tender and puffed.
• 3. In a blender(or by hand) beat the eggs and add remaining 1/4 quart milk to eggs. Gradually add this mixture to the cooked rice and stir constantly over low heat until thick.
• 4. Add cinnamon to taste.

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine sugar, salt, cornstarch and nutmeg.
• Add milk, egg yolks, and vanilla, using wire whisk to beat until smooth.
• Add cooked rice, and pour into a 1 and 1/2 quart baking dish--you can also use a 9 x 9 square baking dish, but you'll need to decrease the cooking time by at least 15 minutes, if not more, so check carefully after the first hour.
• Place baking dish into larger pan, and pour hot water into outer pan to create a 1 inch deep water bath.
• Bake at 350 degrees, stirring occasionally, for 1 1/2 hours, or until pudding is creamy and milk is absorbed.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, combine 1/2 gallon milk, sugar and rice. Simmer, covered, 1 hour, stirring frequently. Remove pan from heat and let rest 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine eggs, 1/4 cup milk, salt and vanilla. Stir into rice mixture and return pot to low heat, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Pour into a 9x13 inch dish and cover with plastic wrap, folding back the corners to allow the steam to escape.
• When pudding has cooled to room temperature, remove plastic wrap and sprinkle surface of pudding with cinnamon. Cover tightly (with fresh wrap) and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight before serving.