Arroz con Leche (Spanish Cinnamon Rice Pudding)

Creamy stovetop rice pudding flavoured with cinnamon and lemon.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 55 min
Total: 1 hour
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
6 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 150g short-grain pudding rice
  • 1 litre whole milk
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 strip lemon peel
  • 100g caster sugar
  • A pinch of salt
  • Ground cinnamon, to serve

Method

  1. Put the rice in a saucepan with 300ml of the milk, the cinnamon stick, lemon peel and salt. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.

  2. Add the remaining milk a ladleful at a time over about 35 minutes, stirring frequently and letting each addition be absorbed before adding the next, until the rice is tender and creamy.

  3. Stir in the sugar, simmer for 2 minutes and remove the cinnamon stick and lemon peel.

  4. Spoon into bowls and dust with ground cinnamon. Serve warm or chilled; the pudding thickens as it cools.