Mexican Rice Pudding (“Arroz Con Leche”)

  4.7 – 304 reviews  • Mexican Rice
Level: Easy
Total: 43 min
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 38 min
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy
Total: 43 min
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 38 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 7 cups water
  2. 1 cup long-grain white rice
  3. One 4-inch cinnamon stick
  4. One 12-ounce can evaporated milk
  5. One 14-ounce can condensed milk
  6. 1 cup whole milk
  7. 3/4 cup golden raisins
  8. Ground cinnamon, for dusting

Instructions

  1. Put the water, rice, and cinnamon stick in a medium-size heavy saucepan set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered, and cook until the rice is tender, about 18 minutes. Strain out the liquid, discard the cinnamon and reserve the rice. Return the rice to the saucepan. Stir in the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk. Continue cooking over medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook, uncovered, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, about 20 minutes. Add the raisins, and stir well. Transfer the pudding to a serving bowl. Dust the top of the pudding with ground cinnamon and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 734
Total Fat 17 g
Saturated Fat 11 g
Carbohydrates 128 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugar 83 g
Protein 20 g
Cholesterol 65 mg
Sodium 266 mg
Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 734
Total Fat 17 g
Saturated Fat 11 g
Carbohydrates 128 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugar 83 g
Protein 20 g
Cholesterol 65 mg
Sodium 266 mg

Reviews

Jeffrey Hernandez
This was delicious. My daughter is lactose intolerant so I made a couple changes. I doubled the amount of rice not the water. Used brown rice, that’s what I had. Added two cinnamon sticks, star anise and 4 cloves to the water. Cook the rice for 45 minutes because it was brown. I did not double the other ingredients.
To replace the milk, I substituted One can of coconut milk for the evaporated milk, one cup of soy milk for the whole milk, and one can of sweetened condensed coconut milk. It turned out perfect.
Amanda Taylor
I love the simple but delicious Spanish rice pudding recipe. I found this recipe by accident a couple of years ago and have been making it ever cents highly recommend it thank you so much for sharing
Kevin White
closest thing to my moms arroz con leche ive ever been able to find. youd think all arroz con leche recipes would taste this good, right? im afraid not! thank you for sharing!
Austin Davis
I love rice pudding, but thought this recipe was just okay. I think the sweetened condensed milk gave it an “off” flavor.
Mary Peters
Great recipe! I made this yesterday in under an hour. The family loved it!
It is a sweet dessert. I added a big pinch of fine Himalayan Sea salt to cut the sweetness.
Next time, I will go for 3/4 of a can of condensed milk for a little less sweetness.
I want to be able to go back for more!
Samantha Mcconnell
Love this recipe and it’s easy to make!!! I added the rind of an orange (try not to get too much of the white on it), and it gave it more flavor. This is my fourth time making it for my family and they love it!!!
Nicholas Wise
I recently made this recipe for Friendsgiving and wow it came out amazing. The only concern I would have is be careful with the heat when you’re heating up all three milks and of course add all the cinnamon you want when mixing 🙂
Brian Stone
Always hits the spot, it’s the perfect easy recipe!!!!(:
Tina Williams
We’re Puerto Rican, but this is honestly my favorite recipe for arroz con lèche. Just know that if you need to double the recipe, you don’t also need to double the water. For doubling, about 9 cups of water seemed sufficient to boil the rice.
Joshua Randolph
I made this for my wife and myself today. We both enjoyed it. I plan on making it again when our grandsons come to visit.

 

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