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arroz con dulce

Arroz con Dulce (Puerto Rican Rice Pudding)

Arroz con Dulce or Puerto Rican rice pudding is creamy and delicious with a touch of warm spices. In Puerto Rico, we love adding raisins to the rice pudding with a dusting of cinnamon on top. This dessert is typically served during the holiday season but can be enjoyed all year-round.
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Cook Time 30 minutes
Soaking Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

Spiced tea

  • 1 taza water
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 6 enteros
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger crushed

Rice pudding

  • 1 taza medium or short-grain rice soaked in water at least 3 hours or overnight
  • 1 lata leche evaporada 12 oz
  • 2 cans leche de coco 13.5 oz each
  • 1/2 tsp sal
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 taza azúcar negra or sugar of choice
  • 1/3 taza pasas soaked in water at least 3 hours or overnight
  • canela para adornar

Instructions
 

Make the tea

  • Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add spices and ginger. Boil for 5 minutes and remove from heat.

Make the rice pudding

  • Place a large pot over high heat. Add coconut milk, evaporated milk, spiced tea, salt, and rice. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low. Continue to stir the rice until the milk thickens. Keep stirring to prevent the rice from sticking to the pot and burning. This process will take about 25-30 minutes.
  • Once the rice is fully cooked, add the vanilla, sugar, and raisins. Stir to combine and remove from heat. If you prefer smooth and creamy rice pudding, make sure the pudding is still runny when you remove it from the heat. As it chills, the texture will firm up.
  • Place the rice pudding in serving dishes and refrigerate until chilled, about 4 hours or overnight. If the rice pudding is too firm after chilling, add some cold milk and stir to loosen the texture.
  • Sprinkle with ground cinnamon before serving and enjoy. ¡Buen provecho!

Notes

Tips:

It's best to soak the rice in water overnight. That will help speed up the cooking process and prevent the pudding from becoming too sticky. Remember to soak the raisins in water too. If you prefer to soak the raisins in rum or whiskey, you can do that too!
Stir the rice pudding continuously. It is a bot tedious but a necessary step to ensure the rice doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot and burn.
If you prefer smooth and creamy rice pudding, make sure the pudding is still runny when you remove it from the heat. As it chills, the texture will firm up.
If the rice pudding is too firm after chilling, add some cold milk and stir to loosen the texture.

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