Comforting Rice Pudding

[cali baker]

The 3 of us (the pups and me, that is), love to eat pudding, especially rice pudding! This is a special treat for Tate and Finn and mom, so when I found this recipe, I decided to make a batch up today.

The recipe is from the website "Allrecipes", one of my favorite cooking sites. I cut back on the sugar to 1/4 cup and used non-fat milk. I also omitted the raisins b/c these are not good for dogs, but if you're not sharing, keep them in! Finally, make sure you keep a close eye on the rice/milk mixture and stir frequently when cooking b/c it can burn quite easily.

I give about 2 tablespoonsful to the boys for their dessert (see photo), because, as you know, the dairy isn't always so kind on their digestive system. It's also a rather rich dessert so a little goes a long way.



Original Recipe Yield 4 servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup uncooked white rice
2 cups milk, divided
1/3 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup golden raisins
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
2. In another saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup milk, beaten egg and raisins. Cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in butter and vanilla. Serve warm

 

[LariP]

rice pudding and tapioca, and chocolate, and lemon.

 

[Davidh]

Yummy, sounds good.

 

[cali baker]

rice pudding and tapioca, and chocolate, and lemon.

Oh yes, to all of the above! i just bought my 2nd container of tapioca pudding from Trader Joe's today. It's really good

 

[LariP]

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[izstigspunks]

Sounds and looks easy and very yummy. Gotta make some soon. Excluding the raisins though, not too fond of those.

 

[cali baker]

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thanks [MENTION=983]LariP[/MENTION], i would love to. It looks like fun!

 

[Vikinggirl]

This sounds delicious, and looks like an easy recipe. My grandmother used to make rice pudding , but she used to cook it for about an hour on the stove, and I think she had cream in it, was really rich, probably really high in calories. This one sounds like its a little healthier, with less sugar too. Definetly will have to try it. I just had a question though, what type of rice is best to use? Do you use regular white rice like Uncle Bens?, or would you use Italian Long grain rice, I think it's called Aborio rice?

 

[Biogirl71]

Oh we love rice pudding! And what a great idea for a bullie treat! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[linwhite]

Make sure you keep the raisins for yourself. They are on every do not feed to dogs list I've ever seen.