Arroz con Leche

Name: Arroz con Leche
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 33.3333 G Long-Grain White Rice; 0.166667 large stick Cinnamon Stick; 0.166667 L Water; 0.166667 L Whole Milk; 0.166667 can (14 oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk; 0.0416667 TSP Salt; 0.166667 TSP Vanilla Extract; 13.3333 G Raisins; 0 free Ground Cinnamon

This classic Arroz con Leche is a comforting, creamy rice pudding gently perfumed with cinnamon and vanilla — perfect warm or chilled. Slow-simmered rice is enriched with milk and sweetened condensed milk until luxuriously thick, then studded with plump raisins and finished with a dusting of ground cinnamon for a cozy, nostalgic treat.

This classic Arroz con Leche is a comforting, creamy rice pudding gently perfumed with cinnamon and vanilla — perfect warm or chilled. Slow-simmered r... Show more

4.2

•⏳45min•👨‍🍳Easy

vegetarian

~0,90€ / serving

low calorie

easy

one pot

gluten free

low fat

Method

Rinse the rice

Rinse the Long-Grain White Rice in a sieve until the runoff looks mostly clear, then let it drain.

Simmer the rice

In a medium saucepan, combine the rinsed rice with the Cinnamon Stick and Water. Bring it to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower the heat to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring once or twice, until the rice is tender and most of the water has been absorbed, 15 minutes.

Add the milk

Pour in the Whole Milk and the whole can of Sweetened Condensed Milk, then stir in the Salt. Keep the mixture at a gentle simmer and cook, stirring frequently and scraping the bottom, until it turns creamy and lightly thickened, 20 minutes. Stop when it still looks a touch loose, because it will thicken more as it cools.

Finish and rest

Take the pot off the heat, lift out the cinnamon stick, then stir in the Vanilla Extract and fold in the Raisins, if you are using them. Let the arroz con leche rest for 5 minutes so it thickens a little and the raisins soften.

Serve warm

Give the pudding a quick stir, then spoon it into bowls and finish with a dusting of Ground Cinnamon. Serve it warm, or chill it if you prefer it firmer and colder.