With a zing, moist chocolate cake!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 25 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 (1 1/2 inch) piece lemon peel, or more to taste
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon, for garnish
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan; add rice, butter, and salt. Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook rice at a simmer until the rice is tender and the moisture is mostly absorbed, about 20 minutes.
- Stir half-and-half and sugar into the rice until the sugar dissolves; add cinnamon stick and lemon peel. Bring the mixture to a boil and remove from heat.
- Place a large stainless steel bowl atop a pot of simmering water. Pour the rice mixture into the top of the double boiler and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 45 minutes.
- Pour rice pudding into a serving dish. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and lemon peel from pudding; let cool slightly before garnishing with cinnamon to serve.
- I try to get the double boiler simmering before the mixture is ready to be added.
- For a more subtle cinnamon flavor, add the cinnamon stick after putting the mixture into the double boiler.
- Other risotto type rices will work, but Arborio and Carnaroli are the best.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 319 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 50 g |
| Cholesterol | 37 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 122 mg |
| Sugars | 25 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was the first time I ever used Arborio rice to make Rice Pudding and it was delicious and creamy! I did add an extra 1/4 C of sugar and I used 2 tsp of lemon juice instead of the lemon rind. My family loved it!
I used 1 cup of raisins, 1/4 cup of sugar or less to taste, 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract and only 2 cups of half and half so it would be creamer. i used cinnamon instead of the stick ….tasted great and was every bit creamy.
I added chopped walnuts but it never thickened which is how I actually like it. Nonetheless it was very tasty. The lemon added a nice tang to it. Will make again.