Arroz con Leche Recipe

Name: Arroz con Leche Recipe
Prep time: 1 h 4 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 49 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Colombia
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 4 cinnamon sticks; 2 cups water; 4 cups milk; Pinch salt; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp vanilla extract; 1 cup sugar; 12 oz condensed milk

A weekend Colombia dessert. Ready in about 2 hours 49 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.

1 hr 4 minPrep (about)
1 hr 45 minCook (about)
2 hr 49 minTotal time
4Servings
More effortDifficulty

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Ingredients

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1 ¼ cups rice Shopping tip: Short-grain rice (Arborio works) for rice pudding.
2 ½ cups water
5 cups milk
2 ½ tbsp butter
1 ¼ cups sugar
15 oz condensed milk

Spices & seasonings (3): cinnamon sticks, salt, vanilla extract

5 cinnamon sticks
Pinch salt
2 ½ tbsp vanilla extract

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Add water and cinnamon sticks in a small pot.
Bring to a boil.
Cook for 10 minutes.
Set aside and discard cinnamon sticks.
Place your rice and the cinnamon water in a big pot, over medium heat.
Cook for 5 minutes.
Add sugar, 2 ½ cups of milk, vanilla extract, butter and salt.
Stir well to mix.
Cook uncovered for about 15 minutes.
Turn the heat down to medium low.
Add the remaining milk and condensed milk.
Stir with a wooden spoon.
Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, till the rice pudding thickens to desire consistency.
Stir well.
Take it off the heat.
Let it cool at room temperature.
The consistency should be very creamy.
Refrigerate for least 1 hour or overnight.