Mom’s Old Fashioned Rice Pudding

A classic recipe that’s reminiscent of your grandma’s homemade rice pudding. Sprinkle with cinnamon and the whole family will enjoy!
This is one of my favorite recipes on the blog (adapted from Comfy Cuisine). I have so many fond memories of eating rice pudding as a child. We didn’t go out to eat much as a family but when we did we’d often go to Maria’s, a local Italian restaurant in Baltimore. Aside from featuring amazing Italian dishes, I was always ordered their homemade rice pudding for dessert. It was the best treat, boasting a perfect creamy rice blend, served warm with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon on top.

This Baked Rice Pudding is an old-fashioned recipe from mom’s card file. This thick, creamy dessert is easy to make. It has a sweet dusting of cinnamon or nutmeg (or both!) and optional addition of raisins.

Nothing says comfort more than a warm, cinnamon custard aroma wafting from Mom’s kitchen. As a child, I would love a bowl of this rice pudding straight from the oven. A layer of custard on top with a sweet and creamy rice bottom is the ultimate comfort food of my past!

Ingredients:

2/3cups Minute rice
2 3/4cups milk
1/3cups sugar
1tablespoon butter, melted
1/2cup raisins
1/2teaspoon salt
1/2teaspoon vanilla
1/4teaspoon nutmeg
1teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine Minute Rice, milk, raisins, sugar, butter, salt, vanilla and nutmeg in a buttered 1 quart baking dish. Bake for 1 hour, stirring after 15 minutes and again when pudding is done. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve warm or chilled. Pudding thickens as it stands.