GOOD MORNING, dolls! I have a fun recipe to share with you, but first I just have to show you what I stumbled upon while heading out for a morning walk…
sfoiuhsiugkisfgiug;piougyi!!!! This arachnophobe was not thrilled, to say the least 😕
I’ve mentioned before how I’m afraid of spiders, but I’ve never in my life seen one this big. I Googled this monster, though, and thankfully she’s not harmful to humans. It still wasn’t the best way to start my day, though. EEK! Moving on…
the proof is in the pudding.
The other day I had rice pudding for dessert at the diner. Yes, it was part of my dinner’s special. No, I swear it was not an “early bird special.” 😛
Now, is it just me, or does rice pudding get a bad rep? I kind of can’t help but think of old people taking their dentures out and spooning it into their mouths. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Even after that awkward mental image, I must say that I do love rice pudding. I never attempted making it myself, though, because I assumed it was too complicated. But, after just one experiment, I found that it can actually be incredibly…simple!
One Pot Brown Rice Pudding (yields 2 servings)
ingredients:
- 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
- 1 1/4 cups almond milk
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
directions:
- Bring milk to a boil.
- Add the rice, cover pot, and reduce heat to simmer.
- Cook for about 50 minutes (stirring often), or until all of the milk is absorbed.
- Turn off heat. Mix in butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt (one at a time).
- Stir in heavy cream.
I topped mine simply with some whipped cream.
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Other topping and/or mix-in ideas: raisins, golden raisins, crushed nuts, sliced banana, etc.
Like I said, making this rice pudding turned out to be a lot easier than I anticipated - especially considering the short ingredient list and the fact that it’s a one pot wonder. And I kid you not when I say it was phenom in the taste department!
The only time-consuming part was cooking the rice. Definitely don’t skimp on that, though, because brown rice doesn’t tend to get incredibly soft when using a regular cooking method. Luckily the combination of cooking the rice for a long time on low heat and using milk instead of water allowed it to get quite creamy while maintaining some chewiness (which is what I was going for).
The addition of butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream created that creamy pudding-factor that we all know and love. So, I probably wouldn’t skimp on that front either (a tablespoon of butter and cream surely isn’t going to kill you :)).
And as far as the sugar goes – I’m assuming you could use white granular instead of brown, but I love the flavor and almost syrupiness that the brown sugar adds. Let me know if you try variations, though!
To make a long story short, trust me when I say you’re not going to find this rice pudding at the local diner 😉
- Do you like rice pudding?
- What recipe have you found is much more simple than you anticipated?
Jackie @ carolina_vogue says
I usually cry at first sight of a spider.. I can’t help it! That picture is terrifying to me haha
wowza that looks rich and delicious! dessert for breakfast?? mmmm
I’m not a huge rice pudding fan (I prefer bread pudding) but my husband loves it. I’ll have to make this for him sometime soon.
By the way, I almost had a heart attack just looking at that photo. I’d be running down the street, screaming like a girl. I hate spiders.
Would you believe I’ve never had rice pudding?!?
I LOVE that you made rice pudding with brown rice! I just had one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” moments, but I’m glad someone did!
I have a serious, SERIOUS phobia of spiders…to the point that they make me physically ill, haha. That first pic made me a little nauseas! :O We have lots of those spiders in Florida, though, unfortunately…and they get quite monstrous.
Laura@keepingslimandgettingstylish says
Great looking recipe - will be trying this out! I have loads of full fat greek yoghurt which will work so well with this x
I do like rice puddin’, but NOT tapioca!
I just cringed at the spider picture… I’m totally freaked out by those 8-legged little freaks!!
But the pudding looked nice
I love rice pudding, although I haven’t had it in such a long time! I’m not sure I would have been able to snap a picture of the spider…I would have been running within 2 seconds of seeing it lol Props to you for taking a picture of it
Rice pudding is a sticky recipe to master, but thank you for sprinkling in golden raisins, mmm.
Yikes! I saw a tiny spider the other day, and I think I screamed for like, 5 minutes, lol!
I love rice pudding, but it has such a bad rap I’m almost ashamed to admit it. I’ve never thought to make it from brown rice but that sounds delish. There is a place in NYC called rice to riches that has the best pudding and toppings.
One recipe that was easier than expected was veggie burgers. I’m always hesitant to make them from scratch because they seem like they require so much chopping but they are so easy.
Great rice pudding recipe!
I’d pass out if I saw that spider. I just go chills..eww!
Love rice pudding! Definitely with raisins and lots of cinnamon.
I LOVE rice pudding! I have never made it myself, though.
Eeek scary spider! I never thought I liked rice pudding but I think I would love yours! Looks awesome!
Ahh I didn’t even know we had spiders that big on this side of the world! That thing is ginormous!
I’ve never had rice pudding before. It sounds pretty good though!
LOOOOVE rice pudding! That looks so good.
I.
Hate.
Spiders.
That spider looks nasty, but that rice pudding looks so decadent! I can’t wait to try it out! Def, much healthier than the traditional kind!
That spider looks nasty, but that rice pudding looks so decadent! I can’t wait to try it out! Def, much healthier than the traditional kind!
We used to get those spiders in my garden growing up and even though I’m petrified of them, I always thought they were kind of pretty. I named one of them Phil and it lived for months but would move his web around every few days.
The rice pudding looks great!
I love rice pudding so I will definitely be trying this! (And I love that you used brown rice! Makes it a little heartier.)
I feel the same as you. kangohadnladnohg!!! I feel like its crawling on me just by looking at that picture!
hahaha…”Phil” is not the first name that would come to mind for a spider! That’s cute 😛
I don’t like tapioca either!! YUCK.
Stacey says
To be honest, I’ve always been a little freaked out by rice pudding :/ When my sister and I were kids (like 7 and 9), my grandmother would take us to this family restaurant and she would order rice pudding, but whenever she would go to eat it, she would take out her dentures and put them on the table and eat it just with her gums!! I’ve never looked at rice pudding the same…maybe one day when I get over this hangup, I’ll try it 😀
Priyanka says
This is such a fantastic idea! In India we make a dessert called Kheer which is made out of white rice. I had never thought of subbing it with brown rice. This is awesome.
If you want to give it an Indian flare, just add some cardamom powder. It will taste fantastic!
Eeeks I hate spiders too.
Elli @ 16 and Losing It says
OMFG I think I might literally die if I saw a spider that big. I honestly don’t know whatI would do! ugh! I can’t even think about it! I loooove rice pudding, always have. I like it with a little bit of cinnamon. I’ve never made my own though… Pizza dough is surprisingly easy to make. I made it a few months ago and was surprised how simple it really was.
I LOVE rice pudding! Something about the creamy, cinnamon-y, goodness is so delicious! Yum! I am bookmarking the recipe now. 😉
Oh gosh, that story is pretty hilarious 😛 I don’t think I’d look at rice pudding the same way either!!
I don’t like rice pudding, but for me I think it’s more of a texture thing. I also don’t like spiders, especially big ones. When I lived in Hawaii two cane spiders came in my house and I was so freaked out. Go google image search cane spiders right now — go, go! (gross, I know!)
;olfuh;soug;uiogri;egylyif!!!! I kind of hate you right now for telling me to google that!!!!! I kid, obviously
But I’m so squirmy right now. EEK!!