Gourmet Rice Pudding - Rich Creamy Delicious

This isn't your grandma's rice pudding. This is gourmet rice pudding. The eggs give this pudding a velvety, smooth texture, while the butter adds a deep richness.

Chef Greg's Rice Pudding
Total Cooking Time: 40-50 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup rice (long-grain recommended)
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or 1.5 tablespoons vanilla extract)
4 eggs
4 ounces unsalted butter
1 cinnamon stick

Instructions:
1. Prep the Base
In a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, combine milk, cream, rice, sugar, salt, and the cinnamon stick. Place over medium heat and stir continuously until the mixture reaches a gentle simmer. This will take about 10-12 minutes.

2. Simmer the Pudding
Once simmering, reduce the heat to low and allow the mixture to cook for 25-30 minutes. Stir every 2-3 minutes to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom and scorching.

3. Prepare the Liaison (Egg and Vanilla Mixture)
In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and vanilla. Set aside for now.

4. Continue Cooking
Continue cooking the mixture until the rice is tender and the pudding has thickened slightly. Taste to ensure the rice is fully cooked, then turn off the heat and remove the cinnamon stick.

5. Temper the Eggs
Slowly add some of the hot milk mixture to the liaison, one ladle at a time, whisking constantly to prevent curdling. Repeat until the liaison doubles in volume. Once done, quickly pour the tempered egg mixture back into the pot, stirring as you go.

6. Finish with Butter
Stir in the butter until fully melted and incorporated.

7. Cool and Set
Transfer the pudding to a pan and cover with plastic wrap, poking a small hole to allow steam to escape. Refrigerate overnight.
Optional Garnish
Top with ground cinnamon, nutmeg, or plumped raisins soaked in sweet wine, brandy, or water.

[nirvanasingh]

Wow I've never wanted rice pudding so badly 😮

[dianerevill]

My Grandmother added eggs and butter to her rice pudding as well.
She baked hers in the oven.
It would get a crispy coat on top, (a blanket) we would always want to be the one to get the most blanket. it was really tasty.

[camisdabomb]

The most in-depth, straight forward directions with powerful tips along the way. Outstanding Chef!! 👏

[stevew]

It's SO NICE to see someone who actually knows what they're doing in a kitchen on YouTube. It's rare

[j.miller]

Rice pudding is criminally underrated
Along with a good bread pudding

Recipe looks amazing
I’ll have to make some this week

[LovelyNoemmi]

This is almost exactly how my mom taught me how to make her arroz con leche. She just adds the tiniest amount of clove nutmeg or allspice in the beginning and he sprinkles the spices on at the end. Looks amazing Greg!

[ThatGirl-kudq]

I haven’t made this is 25+ years. I’ll follow this recipe. My son hated dressing. When I made bread pudding, he refused to try. I bribed him. Mr. Picky LOVED it.

[hugerleesooper]

My grandparents would came back from heaven for this!

[greyline]

That’s the chefs kiss of rice pudding!
My Irish grandmother used to cook hers for hours but it tasted phenomenal and so filling.

[ummumaryam]

It seems very good, i also like to add lemon peels to flavour the milk together with the cinnamon sticks. it's just the way we do it in our country and i really like it.

[yearinsolitude]

Oh my goodness. I've honestly been missing these classic foods. We never made rice pudding like this, but I'm definitely going to try it this way.

[MaryKane-qvvz]

The best I have ever seen. Next on my cooking list. I will add lemon peel. Thank you.

[kimquinn]

Used to make this for my now 38 and 40 year old daughters. Made with arborio rice, golden raisins and diced apples. Butter!... No! Water! OMG. Garam Masala instead of cinnamon.
Thaaaanks for the memorieeeesss❤

[jhershy]

This makes me wanna make my own rice pudding. So good

[digbudkiss]

Dude, food is about fine tuning. This man has finely tuned this recipe.

[diogeniscruyff]

That's the greek style rizogalo, my grandmother used to make it two ways one with cocoa and the traditional vanilla version. Both amazing. Best I ever had was the tsoris vanilla pudding located in korinthos city Greece. Was lucky enough to live next by his small shop which had fresh homemade yogurt, kadaifi and galaktoboureko and went there for fresh creme and rizogalo. It's been years he passed away and his children made this treasure of recipes to a big Bussiness.Till now the best I ve ever tasted.

[billhayesiii]

Greg is just the right amount of Greg.

[SqueakiestChair]

Such a long short. Loved this. My coworker would love this

[angle]

That copper pot is fantastic! Looks delicious!!

[cheryl]

This is how I make mine. Lol My grandma made hers with milk and butter. I know it's a little old fashioned, but it's one of my favorite things. Especially during the winter. And I enjoy mine warm.