Comments on: almond-vanilla rice pudding

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:34:58 +0000

Very cold with cinnamon is my favorite… but you should try it with some dulce de leche marbled into it. Heaven
Never tried it with arborio but sounds like a great alternative that I will try very soon!

By: Matt Jackson

Matt Jackson — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:30:58 +0000

I love this recipe because of the bay leaf – made exactly to recipe as I’ve done several times, it is delicious, and I’ve used that idea in other rice puddings since then! I just posted one that I consider inspired by your original recipe, thank you so much for the great ideas and delicious recipes!
http://www.thejbkitchen.com/2011/11/27/coconut-rice-pudding/

By: BHT

BHT — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:07:53 +0000

I made this last night, and it was excellent. I ended up cooking it in the oven – putting it in there after it came to a boil. It was cold out, so heating up the oven wasn’t a problem. It took about an hour at 325 to thicken, with stirring every 20 minutes or so. I tend to scorch things with milk in them when I cook them on the stove, and that didn’t happen in the oven.

I also really don’t like almond extract, so substituted some strips of lemon zest (pulled them out at the end). That gave it a nice faint lemony flavor, which worked great. I’ll make this again!

By: Nanna

Nanna — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:48:10 +0000

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By: Nyusha

Nyusha — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:43:26 +0000

I made this yesterday for a potluck and had a request from the boyfriend to make more today (but I used 2% this time). So delicious. It really is hard to stay away from it while it cools.

By: Stef

Stef — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:32:09 +0000

I was looking for something that was not too sweet and light for dessert tonight and found this recipe. Love Rice Pudding without eggs. Got everything in the pan – including the bay leaf and decided I wanted a bit more spice – so put in a 1/4 tsp. Garam Masala (McCormacks). Got ready to add the extracts and found I was out of almond – only had a 1/4 tsp Orange, and vanilla. It was wonderful! I hope some of it has a chance to get cold… Thanks!

By: Joanne

Joanne — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:59:20 +0000

I made this tonight with 1 cup coconut milk, 2 cups full cream milk & 1 cup skim milk & it was EXTREMELY creamy ;) Delicious but I would recommend anyone who doesn’t like that marzipan flavour to leave out the almond-I have essence rather than extract & it’s just awful for some reason!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:58:03 +0000

SO weird! I use a bay leaf in my rice pudding, too! Do you also have a Puerto Rican mother-in-law who taught you that?? However I went against everything else she taught me and used almond milk and coconut milk and subbed brown rice syrup for sugar. But the bay leaf is a keeper!

By: Patty

Patty — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:54:47 +0000

I just made another batch, substituting half of the milk with unsweetened, vanilla Almond Breeze. It tastes fabulous. Next time, I may use just Almond Breeze…if I end up eating the whole thing by myself, there will be less guilt! : D

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:17:30 +0000

I have made this recipe many times now and it always works wonderfully. I never would have thought of using a bay leaf, but for those who are sceptical, try it! It is so delicious.