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BakingJames’s home kitchenJune 19, 2010

Fast Easy Delicious Rice Pudding

Rice pudding

What you'll need

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked white rice
  • 3 cups milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided

Optional rum raisins

  • ¼ cup rum
  • ½ cup raisins

The method

Directions

  1. 01

    Zest of 1 lemon, grated

  2. 02

    Place the raisins in a small bowl. In a small saucepan heat the rum over medium heat. Pour the rum over the raisins, cover and let soak at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. Drain.

  3. 03

    Combine cooked rice, milk, sugar, salt and butter in a medium saucepan. Cook for 25 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed. Mix in lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and rum raisins, if using. Spoon pudding into a serving dish and dust with remaining cinnamon. May serve chilled or at room temperature.

    Rice pudding spoon

From James's kitchen to yours.