Rice pudding

A creamy dessert of rice slowly cooked in milk and sugar, often flavored with vanilla, cinnamon or nutmeg.

Rice pudding: A bowl of creamy sweet vanilla rice pudding with plump rice grains, dusted with ground cinnamon, a cinnamon stick and a few raisins beside the bowl, a dessert spoon
  • Fillings, creams, frostings and sauces

Short- or medium-grain rice such as arborio releases starch as it cooks and gives the creamiest texture. Rice pudding is cooked on the stove, stirring often, or baked slowly in the oven; it thickens a lot as it cools.

Versions are found worldwide, including Spanish arroz con leche, Indian kheer and Scandinavian risalamande.

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Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.

  1. Rice pudding (Q19029), Wikidata