The Best Rice Pudding Recipe turns simple ingredients into creamy, cinnamon-spiced comfort. Just rice, sweetened condensed milk, and warming spices create this delicious dessert.
Bring water with cinnamon sticks to a boil in a medium saucepan.
3 cups water, 2 cinnamon sticks
Reduce heat to low, add rice, cover with a lid, and cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
1 ½ cups rice
Turn heat to medium-low and add sweetened condensed milk and sugar. Stir and cook for 2 minutes longer to dissolve sugar.
1 can sweetened condensed milk, ½ cup sugar
Remove from heat, and serve hot with cinnamon sprinkled on top. (You can remove the cinnamon sticks at any point after bringing the water to a boil. I usually just leave them in until the end.)
Ground cinnamon
Notes
Sweetness Level: I made this with half the sugar and half a can of sweetened condensed milk, and it was still great; you can adjust the sweetener to taste.Rice Type: I use regular rice; if you are using quick-cooking minute rice, just shorten the initial cooking time to reflect the change.