Cozy rice pudding scented with vanilla bean, cinnamon, and lemon zest.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 40 minutesmins
Total Time 55 minutesmins
Servings 4servings
Calories 468
Author Annalise Sandberg
Ingredients
1cuplong grain rice
2cupswater
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
¼teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonfreshly grated lemon zest
4cupswhole milk
½cupgranulated sugar
1vanilla bean
Pinchof cinnamon
Instructions
Combine the water, butter, salt, and lemon zest in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in the rice and return to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Use a paring knife to scrape the beans from the vanilla pod. In a large saucepan, combine the milk, sugar, vanilla beans and pod, and cinnamon. Bring just to a boil, and then stir in the cooked rice. Simmer the mixture on medium heat, stirring constantly, until milk is reduce and pudding is thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean pod.
Serve warm or cold, with a sprinkling of cinnamon, if desired. Store in the refrigerator.