Arroz con leche, Mexican cinnamon rice pudding

Name: Arroz con leche, Mexican cinnamon rice pudding
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 150g pudding rice; 1l whole milk; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 lime, zest only; 100g caster sugar; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Creamy rice slowly cooked in milk with a cinnamon stick and lime zest, served warm or chilled.

Time50 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.29 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
1 lwhole milk
1cinnamon stick
1limezest only
100 gcaster sugar
½ tspvanilla extract
1 tspground cinnamon

Method

1
Put the rice, milk, cinnamon stick and lime zest in a heavy pan. Bring to a gentle simmer.
2
Cook on a low heat for 35 minutes, stirring often so it does not catch, until the rice is soft and the milk is creamy.
35 min
3
Stir in the sugar and vanilla and cook for 5 minutes more.
5 min
4
Remove the cinnamon stick. The pudding thickens as it cools, so add a splash more milk if you want it looser.
5
Serve warm or cold, sprinkled with ground cinnamon.

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