For today’s Slow Cooker Sunday recipe I am bringing you dessert. Rice Pudding… One of my favorite desserts. And this is probably the simplest Slow Cooker item I have ever made hence this super short blog post.
In the bowl of my slow cooker I added all of my ingredients: Arborio rice, whole milk, water, sugar, salt and a cinnamon stick. Now, the true title of this rice pudding recipe was for a Moroccan Rice Pudding, but, since I opted not to use the orange water that was listed in the ingredient list I am assuming it’s just a plain rice pudding. I gave everything a good stir and then set it to cook on low…
And after a short 4 hours my rice pudding was ready. Now, you might be tempted to leave it on longer since the rice will be tender, but, there will still be a considerable amount of milk left, but don’t. As the rice pudding cool it continues to absorb the liquid and it will be creamier.
You can opt to top it with ground cinnamon or nutmeg or toasted walnuts or almonds. I opted to eat mine as is and I must say it’s one of the best rice puddings I have ever had. I feel that using a cinnamon stick as opposed to ground cinnamon allowed for a cinnamon flavor that wasn’t as pungent and more of an essence. If that makes any sense… I hope it does! I hope you try it and that you like it as much as I did.
Slow Cooker Rice Pudding
Ingredients:
1 cup short grain rice, such as Arborio
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter*
3 1/2 cups milk**
2/3 cups sugar
1 cinnamon stick
*I used unsalted butter
** I used whole milk
Directions:
In the bowl of a 4-Quart slow cooker add all of the ingredients. Stir well. Cover and cook on high for 2 1/2 hours or on low for 4 hours.
Top with your favorite topping: cinnamon, nutmeg, toasted almonds or walnuts.
Recipe from Crock-Pot
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Thanks for the recipe. I love rice pudding and have not had it for years.
Hope you enjoy it if you try it!
Wonderful, rich tasting and so easy to make. Thank you!
You’re welcome… Happy you liked it!
I have this recipe in my crock pot right now! I do have a question. Should I stir it when the 4 hours are up or should I leave the crock pot lid closed to let it do its thing?
Hello! As long as you gave it a good stir before turning on your slow cooker it should be fine. Once the 4 hours are up let it cool so it can thicken up and once you are ready to serve you can stir it then. Enjoy!
Update: I have my third batch in the crock pot right now. My husband is a rice pudding snob and he can’t get enough of this recipe! I was never a fan of rice pudding, but this recipe has fully converted me. Thanks again! I can’t say enough good things about it!
Awesome! Happy to hear you and your husband enjoyed it!