Rice Pudding. Well that settled it, rice pudding it would be. Rice pudding is a wonderful way to use up leftover rice. Served hot, it instantly becomes a comfort food on a cold, winter night; served cold, and it becomes a refreshing dessert on a hot, summer day.

Stir up childhood memories along with a creamy rice pudding. We have ideas for fruity twists on this comforting dessert, plus a low-fat slow cooker version. Rice Pudding meets all the criteria of a comfort food. You can cook Rice Pudding using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Rice Pudding

1. You need 5 cups of milk.
2. It's 1 cup of rice.
3. Prepare 5 tablespoons of sugar.
4. Prepare 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, dissolved in 1/2 cup water.
5. It's 1 tablespoon of rosewater.
6. Prepare 1 tablespoon of orange blossom water.
7. It's 1/2 teaspoon of mastic gum, crushed with 1 teaspoon of sugar.

That is, it evokes feelings of nostalgia, it is simple to make, uses the most basic of ingredients (milk, rice, and sugar), and tastes good. There's nothing like it in the world. You've gotta use medium-grain rice when you make rice pudding. The first time I ever had rice pudding was when I was in college.

Rice Pudding step by step

1. In a non-sticky or stainless steel pot, put the milk and rice with ½ cup water and a dash of salt. Put on medium heat and stir until the mixture thickens..
2. While continuously stirring, add sugar and the dissolved cornstarch..
3. After 5 min, turn the heat off; add the rose water, orange blossom water and mastic gum..
4. Pour in serving cups and leave them to cool. Put the rice pudding in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hr before serving..
5. You can serve plain or with jam next to it..

I spent a semester in Spain and This amazing woman often spent all day cooking, and made the rice pudding fresh in the morning. Instant Pot Rice Pudding is an easy and hassle-free recipe for this classic rice dessert. Pressure cooker rice pudding is a great dessert to make when you are stuck for time or need to make. Enjoy Homemade Rice Pudding with Raisins Today (Source: ©simonida/Depositphotos.com). First, a little history: These old fashioned rice pudding recipes have a long tradition dating from Roman and.