Easy Almond Milk Rice Pudding

Forget the canned rice pudding you enjoyed as a child, this easy almond milk stovetop rice pudding is the perfect easy to prepare sweet snack that can be eaten as is or dressed up to make it that little bit fancy. Only a handful of ingredients are required and you are good to go.

How Easy Is It To Make Rice Pudding

Super easy.

We are basically going to add all of the ingredients to a pot and cook it on the stovetop until the sauce has thickened up and the rice is fully cooked.

You are going to need:

• almond milk
• water
• white rice
• orange zest
• maple syrup
• vanilla
• ground cinnamon
• salt

A Note On Ingredients

Almond Milk

I make my rice pudding with almond milk as I love the flavor when combined with rice, and making it this way makes it an accidentally vegan rice pudding.

However, you can always use any other milk of choice depending on your preference and taste.

White Rice

White rice cooks a lot quicker than other types of rice, and makes for a great consistency that you would normally find in an old fashioned rice pudding recipe.

However, you can absolutely sub out for some brown rice, just increase the cooking time in accordance with the instructions on the packaging.

Using brown rice in this recipe will give you a more toothsome texture, but one that is still enjoyable.

Maple Syrup

Look for pure maple syrup which only has an ingredient list of maple syrup, no other sugars or additives should be in there.

If you are not vegan, you can always sub out the maple syrup for some honey or other sweetener of choice.

Tips, Tricks and Substitutions For The Best Almond Milk Rice Pudding

Be sure to continually stir the rice and creamy sauce mixture so that the rice and milk do not stick to the saucepan.

Once the sauce has come to an initial boil, reduce the heat to a medium-low to prevent the milk from burning.

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Almond milk rice pudding can be served warm or cold, however, if you are serving cold you may need to add a little more milk of choice to loosen it up before serving.

To warm up simply pop the rice pudding into a microwaveable dish and heat for about 1 minute.

Alternatively, you can always re-heat on the stovetop if you prefer to not use a microwave.

Want To Fancy Things Up A Bit?

The best bit about homemade rice pudding is that it is super versatile.

You can serve as is, or you can go to town and change things up to make this a little bit more fancy.

Maybe try these variations:

• Subbing out the almond milk for some coconut milk and add a kaffir lime while cooking to give it a bit of an Asian inspired flavour
• Top with fruits of choice: passionfruit, pineapple, strawberries, or whatever other fruit you have on hand all work well
• Add a vanilla bean to the mixture while it is cooking for a more intense vanilla infusion
• Add a cinnamon stick to the mixture while it is cooking for a more intense cinnamon flavor (be sure to remove before serving)
• Add some orange segments or a drop of food-grade orange oil to the mixture once cooked to amp up the citrus notes.

Want To Make Your Own Almond Milk

These days almond milk can easily be found premade in the store.

They are not all created equally so be sure to check the ingredients to be sure you are happy with what is in there (amount of sugar etc).

Alternatively, you can always make your own!

Don't worry, it is super easy, and I have a nice handy guide here for you on How To Make Thick and Creamy Homemade Nut Milk.

Need More Sweet Recipes To Satisfy That Sweet Tooth?

Of course you do, check these out:

• Zesty Lemon and Vanilla Chia Pudding Cups
• Overnight Raspberry Chia Pudding Recipe
• Healthy No-Bake Brownies with Salted Caramel Sauce
• Blueberry Almond Milk Smoothie

Happy Eating

xx

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