Description
This version of rice pudding 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 this ‘Speckled Pup,’ but I prefer my rice pudding without raisins.
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups uncooked brown rice
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 (3 inch) piece cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Bring the water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Add the salt
- reduce the heat to low
- cover
- and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed
- about 50 minutes.
- Stir the milk
- evaporated milk
- almond extract
- and sugar into the rice; add the cinnamon stick. Simmer uncovered
- stirring frequently
- until the dish is of pudding consistency
- about 70 minutes more.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8