Creamiest Rice Pudding
Ingredients
- 4 cups whole milk
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup Arborio or Italian style rice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4-6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- In a medium sized heavy bottomed pot, combine milk, water, rice and salt. Bring to a boil on medium high heat, stirring frequently to avoid burning. When mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat and cook, covered, for 20-25 minutes or until rice feels mushy when squeezed between fingers.
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg yolks together with sugar. Mixture will be thick. Spoon about half a cup of the hot rice mixture into the egg yolk/sugar mixture, bit by bit and beat well. Add back into the pot and continue cooking for another 1-2 minutes until pudding thickens slightly. Stir vigorously so the egg yolk mixture doesn't curdle. Remove from heat.
- Add butter and vanilla and stir well. Serve warm or chilled with cinnamon sprinkled on top.