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Arroz con leche – Milk rice pudding

Creamy rice pudding

“Arroz con leche” is a creamy and sweet rice dessert served in households all over Spain (and other Latin countries). To give it some special flavor, in Spain they usually add lemon peal and cinnamon.

Every family has their own “arroz con leche” recipe. I’ll share with you my Spanish grandma’s recipe, that is known as the very best in my husband’s family. It is usually served cold with cinnamon or a caramelized sugar crust on top of it….and yes, it is very tasty :)

arroz con leche

arroz con leche

Yield: 20 portions of “arroz con leche”

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup of cold water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • peel of one lemon – just the yellow part
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 250g of medium grain rice (“arroz redondo” or “round rice”)
  • 3l of milk
  • 250-300g of sugar

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