Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding is so creamy with the perfect texture and sweetness. Only a handful of ingredients and a little patience are needed to make this old time favorite dessert.

Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding

 

This Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding tastes just like the KozyShack Rice Pudding I like to buy at the grocery store, only better since it is made from all natural ingredients. This is a stove-top version with just the right amount of sweetness. Only 1/2 cup of sugar is added and most of the sweetness comes from the milk cooking down.

Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding is perfectly creamy.

 

It takes a minimum of 50 minutes to get the thickness and texture right. You’ll know it’s done when it’s about the consistency of yogurt. It will thicken up more as it cools, but you stir in a little more milk just before serving to loosen it up some.

No need to go out and buy a bag of short grain or medium grain rice. This Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding cooks prefectly with long grain rice.

Only 5 ingredients needed to make this amazing dessert: milk, sugar, salt, long grain rice, and vanilla extract.

Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding- only 5 ingredients!

 

The key to this rice pudding is a very high ratio of milk (a full 6 cups) to rice (just 1/2 cup). You may think when you start that there’s no way it will thicken up enough but it magically does.

This Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding has just the right amount of vanilla fllavor and you can sprinkle some cinnamon on top for extra flavor if you wish or add raisins if that’s your jam.

Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding

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Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding

4.86 from 412 votes
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 50 minutes
Total: 55 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding is so creamy with the perfect texture and sweetness. Only a handful of ingredients and a little patience are needed to make this old time favorite dessert.
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Ingredients

  • 6 cups whole milk,, divided
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup long grain white rice,, I use a heaping half cup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ground cinnamon,, optional

Instructions 

  • In a large saucepan, combine 5 1/2 cups milk, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  • Stir in rice and reduce heat to low. Be sure to adjust the heat so that it is at a gentle simmer.
  • Stirring occasionally, cook for 50 to 60 minutes. Mixture should thicken up to consistency of yogurt.
  • Once thickened, remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
  • Let cool and then refrigerate. The last 1/2 cup milk is stirred in just before serving. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Recipe Source: Cook’s Country Magazine

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765 Comments

  1. Renee says:

    If my rice is already cooked, what would the measurements be for ingredients?

    1. Christin Mahrlig says:

      This recipe won’t work with already cooked rice.

  2. Chris says:

    I have tried a few different recipes that have failed and this one worked a treat. It tastes so good. Got 5 stars from everyone who ate the rice. Thank you for sharing.

  3. Susie says:

    Just made this recipe. Looks great. Canโ€™t wait to let it cool . My friend used to make rice pudding, it was delicious. She just died. I hope this tastes like Brendaโ€™s. Thanks for the recipe. Have a great weekend

  4. Victoria B says:

    Followed this to the tee and it came out PERFECT! I always thought rice pudding was something so hard get right and it came out perfect the first time. Right amount of sweetness, and texture. Thanks so much! Will be adding this to our rotation especially with cooler weather ahead! ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿ‚ ๐Ÿœ

  5. Diane La Pointe says:

    Thank you for sharing this recipe. I love basmatti rice and what I used in this recipe, and glad I did. It’s creamy, delicious, and easy to make!

  6. Brenda says:

    Perfect just as written!

  7. Donna says:

    This was really really good and today I’m making it for the 2nd time. The family loves this

  8. Sylvia says:

    The best Rice Pudding recipe I have tried. Also adapted well to make our favorite Chocolate Rice Pudding. I add 3 Tbs cocoa to the milk.

  9. Sean says:

    Servingโ€™ up simpleโ€ฆ.but elegantโ€ฆdiner nostalgia!

    The milk reduction makes the rice the star ! Sweet and creamy without being โ€œunderwhelmedโ€œ with cream or sweetened condensed milkโ€ฆ it is rice pudding after allโ€ฆ. and this recipe is my new all-time favorite.

  10. Alia says:

    It came out delicious .. but can we put almond milk instead pls??many thanks