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Portuguese Rice Pudding made with leftover rice
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Portuguese Rice Pudding {Arroz Doce}

Portuguese Rice Pudding, Arroz Doce, is a traditional Portuguese Christmas dessert recipe made with rice, sugar, milk, eggs, cinnamon, and lemon peel.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Portuguese
Keyword arroz doce, rice pudding
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 252kcal
Author Kat Jeter & Melinda Caldwell

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Short Grain White Rice uncooked
  • 2 cups Water
  • 2 cups Whole Milk
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 Egg yolks
  • 1 Lemon rind
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • Pinch of salt
  • Cinnamon optional

Instructions

  • Cook rice according to the package instructions.
  • In a small pot heat your milk, stopping just before it begins to simmer.
  • In a small bowl whisk the eggs yolks and then temper them by very slowly pouring just a bit of the hot milk into the eggs and whisking quickly so that they do not cook. Add the tempered eggs to the hot milk whisking constantly.
  • Add the sugar, butter, vanilla, and lemon rinds to the milk and whisk together.
  • Pour the milk mixture into the cooked rice and stir together.
  • Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes until you reach an oatmeal consistency.
  • Once the pudding has reached the desired texture remove the lemon peels and divide the rice pudding into dishes, or pour into one large dish, and let cool.
  • Once the pudding has cooled to room temperature use a stencil and ground cinnamon to create a design on top. This is optional. If you would like to save time you can sprinkle a bit of cinnamon over the top of your rice pudding.
  • Serve immediately or store in refrigerator until needed

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Nutrition

Serving: 0.66cup | Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg