Arroz con Leche is one of my favorite desserts. This version is sweet, and creamy.
The rice pudding will thicken more as it cools, so be careful not to overcook.
INGREDIENTS
(6 TO 8 SERVINGS )
1 cup long-grain white rice, washed
4 cinnamon sticks
2 cups water
4 cups milk
Pinch salt
2 tablespoon butter
1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups sugar
1 (12 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
DIRECTIONS
1. In a small pot, add water and cinnamon sticks, bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Set aside and discard cinnamon sticks.
2. Place the rice and the cinnamon water in a large saucepan, over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add salt, butter, vanilla extract, 2 cups of milk, and sugar. Stir well to mix and cook uncovered for approximately 15 minutes.
4. Reduce heat to medium low. Add the remaining milk and condensed milk. Stir with a wooden spoon. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the rice pudding thickens to desire consistency.
5. Stir well and remove from heat, and let it cool at room temperature. The consistency should be very creamy. Refrigerate for a least 1 hour or overnight.
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Anonymous
on Feb 14th, 2009
@ 12:39 PM:
This is the best rice pudding I ever had…thanks.
Felisha
on Jul 1st, 2009
@ 2:29 AM:
I made this tonight, but it didn’t turn out right
I am thinking bc the rice was still crunchy that I may have cooked it too high. I even used the timer for each step—see I couldn’t figure out how one cup of rice that cooked for over an hour and a half still ended up crunchy lol. I want to try again, but try maybe cooking the rice a little longer. When it was down to the last 20 min of cooking it was already getting pretty thick…I use a gas range so I have to gauge what the temp really is (high/med/low..etc). The flavor was awesome! It was hard to have to pitch it out let me know if you have any suggestions
Erica
on Jul 1st, 2009
@ 8:23 AM:
Hi Felisha,
I am sorry….I make this recipe at least once a month and the time is perfect…..I don’t use a gas range, but next time cook the rice over medium-low from step 2.
Thank you and good luck next time.
Erica.
I love tastes
on Aug 1st, 2009
@ 7:45 AM:
This rice pudding here looks very yummy! Do you usually have it plainly or have you tried adding other ingredients to enrich it?
Kimberly
on Sep 23rd, 2009
@ 10:35 PM:
Hello, I’m very happy I found this website. I’m American. My husband is COL. We live in Bogota; recently moved. I’ve tasted several arroz con leches here. This recipe has great flavor, but is very sweet for my taste. I have made rice pudding before and never use more than a cup of sugar. Anyway, thank you. Tomorrow, I’m going to try the sopa de lentejas.
Erica
on Sep 24th, 2009
@ 7:30 AM:
Hi Kimberly,
Thank you for the comment!
Loucho
on Oct 26th, 2009
@ 2:05 PM:
Great recipe erica, my family is from Barranquilla my mom makes it with regular milk, evaporated milk,condensed milk , and coconut milk. and the same ingredients as you.thanks fellow colombian!!! love this website
Erica
on Oct 26th, 2009
@ 4:57 PM:
Loucho,
Thank you for your comment
Sydney
on Nov 18th, 2009
@ 10:19 PM:
Hi, I am making this tomorrow afternoon for my Spanish class…we will see how it turns out, hopefully yummy!! I love the culture and the food so this is going to be a ton of fun for me!
Ximena
on Dec 17th, 2009
@ 10:53 PM:
We are bringing this to a colombian party. It looks and tastes delicious.
I love my culture.
natalia
on Dec 23rd, 2009
@ 5:31 PM:
estoy haciendo esta receta para navidad!
pero esta vez esta perfecto! mi mama me recomendo remojar el arroz toda la noche y perfecto!!!
ya habia intentado esta receta y el arroz me quedo duro
i recommend soaking the rice overnight in water… it helped me!
Patricia
on Jan 25th, 2010
@ 6:53 PM:
Primera vez que lo preparo y quedo delicioso. Gracias por tan excelentes recetas
Erica
on Jan 25th, 2010
@ 7:01 PM:
Patricia- Gracias por el comentario.
lulu
on Jan 27th, 2010
@ 12:30 AM:
this is amazing.
Alanna
on Jan 30th, 2010
@ 3:31 PM:
I love how there are sooo many ways to make rice pudding, one country, one home to the next!
Sandra Milena
on Feb 9th, 2010
@ 9:17 AM:
I made this one week ago, It was perfect…..the flavor is fantastic…..it was a hit at my party.
Erica
on Feb 16th, 2010
@ 4:52 PM:
Thank you all!