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Cinnamon rice pudding

Rice slowly thickens pasteurized milk into a spoonable dessert. Stir frequently and use shallow bowls for prompt cooling.

This recipe has not been kitchen-tested.

Prep: 10 min · Cook: 40 min · Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 120 g — dry long-grain rice, rinsed
  • 800 ml — pasteurized milk
  • 60 g — sugar
  • 20 g — butter
  • 2 g — ground cinnamon

Method

  1. Weigh all ingredients, wash produce and prepare clean equipment before starting. Keep raw meat and eggs separate from ready-to-eat food.
  2. Combine rice and milk in a heavy pan. Simmer very gently 30–40 minutes, stirring often, until rice is tender. Add sugar, butter and cinnamon for the last 5 minutes. Portion into shallow bowls.
  3. Serve promptly. Refrigerate leftovers in shallow covered containers at 4°C or below within 2 hours (1 hour above 32°C); use within 3 days. Reheat cooked leftovers to 74°C.

Allergen notes

  • Milk
  • Check all prepared-product labels and shared-equipment cross-contact; this is not an exhaustive allergen guarantee.

Cook’s notes

  • Times are estimates; pan size, oven and ingredient temperature change the result. These editorial drafts have not been kitchen-tested.
History & sources

Rice-based sweets are shared across many regional kitchens. This collection includes a simple home-table version alongside Armenian dishes, without claiming rice pudding was invented in Armenia. The sources below document cultural context, not this recipe's exact proportions. A precise invention date is not established here; family and regional versions differ.

Cited sources offer cultural context only. They do not verify kitchen testing, the exact ingredient proportions in this recipe, or an invention date.