Old-Fashioned Rice Custard

Did you know there are two, very different, kinds of rice pudding? So, for anyone out there that may think they don’t like rice pudding, maybe they haven’t tried the right version. 🙂

One version of rice pudding is made in a saucepan and the end result is similar in taste to store-bought rice pudding or “arroz con leche”. It’s milky, and kind of thick and mushy and pretty tasty. This Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding tastes just like the KozyShack Rice Pudding I like to buy at the grocery store, only better since it is made from all natural ingredients. This is a stove-top version with just the right amount of sweetness. Only 1/2 cup of sugar is added and most of the sweetness comes from the milk cooking down.

The other, old fashioned type of rice pudding is a baked, custard-style rice pudding. This version gets my vote every. single. time.

This dessert is perfect for a cold winter night when you want to make something really easy and delicious using ingredients you already have in your pantry.

This is absolutely the BEST rice pudding I’ve ever found. VERY custardy and creamy at the same time.

Ingredients

SERVINGS 6-8

  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1⁄2 cups cooked rice
  • 1 cup light raisins

Steps

  1. Break eggs into a 2-quart buttered casserole; beat slightly with a fork.
  2. Add milk, sugar, vanilla and salt.
  3. Blend well.
  4. Stir in rice and raisins.
  5. Set casserole in pan of water.
  6. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring once after 1/2 hour of baking.

Source: Allrecipes.com