Arroz Con Leches (Mexican Rice Pudding)

 Very similar to Indian rice kheer, Arroz con leches is a Mexican dessert. It is rice cooked in milk and sweetened condensed milk, and garnished with cinnamon. I got the recipe from my co worker and made this delicious dessert for Christmas last month.

Ingredients for 4 servings:

7 Cups water

1 Cup long grain white rice

2 cinnamon sticks

1 can evaporated milk (12 oz.)

1 Cup whole milk

ground cinnamon for garnish

Method:

1. Add water, rice and cinnamon sticks to a large saucepan. Cook on medium-high heat, 15-18 minutes.

                                                   

2. Drain liquid from the saucepan. 

                                                    

3. Remove cinnamon sticks and put the rice back in the pan. 

                                                     

4. Add evaporated milk, condensed milk and whole milk to the pan. Bring it to a boil.

                      

4. Reduce heat to low and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly until it thickens. 

                                   

5. To serve, spoon pudding into cups. Sprinkle ground cinnamon. Enjoy the pudding warm or cold. I prefer my pudding warm.

                                                   

Note:

I add 2 marbles in the sauce pan while cooking to prevent burning. Be sure to remove the marbles before serving the pudding.

Make sure to keep stirring pudding after adding milk. This also prevents burning.