Old-fashioned rice pudding is a warm, comforting dessert made with simple ingredients—rice, milk, sugar, and a touch of spice. It’s creamy, lightly sweet, and perfect hot or chilled.
🍚 Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding Recipe
🧾 Ingredients
- ½ cup rice (short grain or basmati works)
- 4 cups milk
- ⅓–½ cup sugar (to taste)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp cinnamon or cardamom
- Optional: raisins or nuts
- Optional: 1–2 tbsp butter (for richness)
🔥 Instructions
- Cook the rice
- Boil rice with 1 cup water until mostly cooked and soft.
- Add milk & simmer
- Pour in milk and cook on low heat.
- Stir often so it doesn’t stick or burn.
- Sweeten & flavor
- Add sugar, salt, cinnamon/cardamom, and raisins (if using).
- Keep simmering until thick and creamy (20–30 minutes).
- Finish
- Stir in vanilla and butter at the end.
- Adjust sweetness if needed.
- Serve
- Serve warm for a cozy feel, or chill for a thicker texture.
😋 Tips for the Best Texture
- Use low heat and patience—that’s the secret to creaminess.
- Stir frequently to avoid lumps or sticking.
- If it gets too thick, add a splash of milk.
🌍 Variation
This dish is very similar to South Asian Kheer—just richer with cardamom, nuts, and sometimes condensed milk.
If you want, I can show you a bakery-style baked rice pudding, a condensed milk version, or a quick 15-minute shortcut.
