EASY RICE PUDDING

Rice Pudding (Arroz Con Leche)

Ingredients for rice pudding

With a handful of easy-to-find ingredients, you’re minutes away from the best pudding of your life.

• Medium grain rice — adds just the right amount of creaminess. Do not use long grain rice or short grain in this recipe, as the texture will be altered.


• Milk instead of cream or water. You can use full fat, low fat or skim. Almond milk also works.


• White sugar — regular or super fine. A good quality sweetener can be used to replace sugar if you wish (Swerve or Natvia).


• Ground cinnamon or a cinnamon stick. Personally, I prefer ground cinnamon.


• Pure vanilla extract provides the right taste in the cream. Please don’t be tempted to use vanilla essence.


• Raisins (Sultanas) are optional. You could replace them with chopped dates or leave out the fruit if you wish.


• Condensed milk — my mother’s secret weapon. It adds that something extra to the flavour to the pudding.


• Unsalted butter. The one ingredient that will never be optional for us. Try it. You’ll see what I mean.