Arroz con Leche Cubano (Cuban Rice Pudding)

Name: Arroz con Leche Cubano (Cuban Rice Pudding)
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 150g pudding rice; 500ml water; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 lime, peel in strips, no white pith; 0.25 tsp salt; 800ml whole milk; 120g caster sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon, to serve

Creamy rice pudding scented with cinnamon and lime peel, simmered on the hob and served cold with cinnamon on top.

Time50 mins plus chilling
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.40 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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150 gpudding rice
500 mlwater
1cinnamon stick
1limepeel in strips, no white pith
¼ tspsalt
800 mlwhole milk
120 gcaster sugar
2 tspvanilla extract
¼ tspground cinnamonto serve

Method

1
Put the rice, water, cinnamon stick, lime peel and salt in a heavy pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 15 minutes, until the water is almost gone.
15 min
2
Add the milk and sugar. Cook over a low heat for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring often, until the rice is very soft and the pudding is creamy.
27 min 30 s
3
Remove the cinnamon stick and lime peel. Stir in the vanilla.
4
Spoon into a serving bowl or small dishes. It thickens as it cools, so add a splash of milk if you want it looser.
5
Serve warm, or chill for 2 hours and dust with ground cinnamon.

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