Home Made Rice Pudding

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When I lived in Mexico for a few months, we use to go to the market after church at night and eat Arroz Con Leche (rice pudding) and enchiladas (yeah a weird mixture but sooooo good!)

Anywho, since being diagnosed, I have been looking for some safe dessert alternatives and I have gone back to eating more Mexican food because their food is less bland and safe.

So here is the recipe for Rice pudding (Arroz con Leche)

1/2 cup - white rice (not instant)

Approximately 2 cups of Vanilla flavored Rice Milk

2 Cinnamon sticks - broken in half

1/4 cup sugar or to taste.

Handful of Raisins (optional)

Rinse the rice and put in a medium size pot. Pour about 1 cup of the rice milk so that all the rice is covered. Use medium/low flame on the stove. Cook for about 15-20 minutes or until most of the rice milk has boiled out, but not completely dry - stirring occassionaly so it doesn't stick or scorch. Add the rest of the milk, sugar, cinnamon stick and optional raisins. Continue to cook on medium/low flame for another 20-30 minutes until rice is very mushy (like risotto). Add more rice milk if neccessary. Let rice milk boil out until it is at a medium consistency. Not too soupy and not too stiff or thick (like oatmeal).

Serve warm or cold. (I prefer eating it warm)

Storing: When warm, pour into a plastic container that has a tight seal. Let it cool down before sealing and refrigerate.

Reheat in the microwave. If it is too thick, add a little bit of rice milk and stir it in before reheating.

If you try this recipe, let me know how it goes. If you have questions, let me know.

Good luck and enjoy!