This creamy brown rice pudding recipe uses brown rice, cinnamon, and almond extract to make a slightly nutty comfort dessert. My mother adds raisins during the last 15 minutes; she calls it “Speckled Pup,” but I prefer my rice pudding without raisins.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups uncooked brown rice
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 (3 inch) piece cinnamon stick
Steps
- Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Add salt, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, about 50 minutes.
- Stir milk, evaporated milk, sugar, and almond extract into rice; add cinnamon stick. Simmer, uncovered, until reaches pudding consistency, about 70 minutes, stirring frequently, .
