Easy Traditional British Rice Pudding

Name: Easy Traditional British Rice Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 175 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon/25 grams butter, for greasing the dish; 3 1/2 cups/850 milliliters whole milk; 1 1/4 cup/285 milliliters double cream (heavy cream); 1 vanilla pod, split; 4 ounces/110 grams short-grain white rice (about 2/3 cup); 2 tablespoons/25 grams golden caster sugar (or superfine white sugar); 2 strips lemon zest; 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg, for topping; Poached pears, for serving, optional; Roasted rhubarb, for serving, optional; Homemade jam, for serving, optional

A creamy, traditional rice pudding offers a comforting, year-round dessert that is simple to prepare.

⭐ 4.2 (132 reviews) Prep: 10 minCook: 150 minTotal: 175 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Dessert

Cuisine Tags:

British

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300 F (150 C).
Lightly butter a 1.25-liter ovenproof pudding dish or 8x8-inch baking dish.
In a saucepan, combine milk and cream. Scrape vanilla seeds into the pan, add the pod, and gently heat without boiling.
Remove from heat, infuse for 5 minutes, then remove the vanilla pod.
Spread rice and sugar in the buttered dish. Pour the warmed milk over, add lemon strips, and stir well.
Generously grate nutmeg over the top.
Place the dish on a baking sheet in the preheated oven. Bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until creamy, thick, and a nutmeg skin forms.
Cool and let the pudding set for 15 minutes. Serve plain or with stewed fruit or jam.