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Rice pudding (riz au lait)

Name: Rice pudding (riz au lait)
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 37 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g round grain rice; 100 g caster sugar; 1 vanilla pod; 1 litre whole milk; 300 g real custard sauce (crème anglaise)

My personal version of this classic family recipe.

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Duration

41 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 17^th 2026

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 200 g round grain rice
2 100 g caster sugar
3 1 vanilla pod
4 1 litre whole milk
5 300 g real custard sauce (crème anglaise) (optional)
Total weight: 1,305 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

1 min.

Cooking

40 min.

All in all

41 min.

Preparation 1 min.

Cooking 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Scale 200 g round grain rice in a strainer, then wash under tap water.

Step 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

It is not essential, but I advise you to pre-cook rice (especially if you don't use a special dessert rice, also called round rice) 2 or 3 minutes in salted boiling water.

Then dry and rinse.

Step 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

In a pan, put rice, add 100 g caster sugar, 1 vanilla pod and 1 litre whole milk.

Step 4 - ⌛ 30 min.

Bring to boil stirring frequently with a spatula or a wooden spoon, to prevent sticking on the bottom.

Step 5

Rice is ready when it has absorbed all the milk, it should be smooth and remain slightly creamy.

Step 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Off the heat, possibly add 300 g real custard sauce (crème anglaise).

Step 7

Your rice is ready, you can now divide it between small dishes and leave to cool.

Remarks

If you don't have crème anglaise, instead you can add 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk to in the cooked rice while it it still hot.

It's a question of taste, but I prefer my rice pudding warm rather than cold. So I frequently put the dish in the microwave for a few seconds before eating.

You can also consider sprinkling some sugar on top, and pass it under the grill to caramelize.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	6 g RDI=10 %	26 g RDI=10 %	5 g RDI=6 %	170 kcal RDI=9 %	713 kJ RDI=9 %
Per person	14 g RDI=21 %	56 g RDI=21 %	10 g RDI=14 %	370 kcal RDI=18 %	1,547 kJ RDI=18 %
Whole recipe	82 g RDI=126 %	333 g RDI=126 %	60 g RDI=82 %	2,218 kcal RDI=111 %	9,284 kJ RDI=111 %