Simple Rice Pudding is a wonderful easy family recipe, passed on through the generations. It's delicious! You can serve this hot from the oven or chilled, add some jam, or fruit such as peaches too.

It's a lovely creamy dessert, baked slowly in the oven, using very simple pantry ingredients. Always a hit with the family and the kiddies absolutely love this. So please enjoy our Dutch Rijstebrij or Rice Pudding recipe!
Prep time
5 minutes
Baking time
1 - 2 hours
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Serving size
3 - 4 Persons
Equipment
9 x 13 pan (oven proof)
Ingredients
½ stick or 50 g butter
½ cup or 100 g short grained rice, like arborio, risotto or pudding rice
¼ cup or 50 g regular sugar
5 cups or 1 litre of fresh milk.
A shake of Nutmeg
A shake of Cinnamon
some strawberry jam
Instructions
1. Set oven to 325 F, Gas 3, 160 C
2. Place rice, sugar and milk into the dish and stir to mix well.
3. Sprinkle some cinnamon & nutmeg over the mixture.
4. Break up the butter in to smaller pieces and roughly distribute over the mixture.
5. Bake for 1 - 2 hours and serve on it's own or add some jam. And there you have our easy Rijstebrij or Rice Pudding.
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Top tip
If you like the rice pudding runny, check after 1 hour, if you like the pudding stiffer, and thicker, 1 ½ - 2 hours and it will be very thick. If you end up with your rice pudding too thick, add some milk heated through from the microwave and it will go loose again.

Serving Suggestions
Delicious with Strawberry Jam. I like to eat mine cold too. Set in a bowl in the fridge overnight. When you bake it in the oven a skin will form on the top. If you don't like this, just remove it. But it does taste delicious.
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

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Simple Rice Pudding
Simple Rice Pudding is a wonderful easy family recipe, passed on through the generations. It's delicious!
Ingredients
- ½ stick or 50 g butter
- ½ cup or 100 g short-grained rice, like arborio, risotto or pudding rice
- ¼ cup or 50 g regular sugar
- 5 cups or 1 liter of fresh milk.
- 1 /2 tsp Nutmeg
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp strawberry jam
Instructions
- Set oven to 325 F, Gas 3, 160 C
- Place rice, sugar and milk into the dish and stir to mix well.
- Sprinkle some cinnamon & nutmeg over the mixture.
- Break up the butter in to smaller pieces and roughly distribute over the mixture.
- Bake for 1 - 2 hours and serve on it's own or add some jam.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 459Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 578mgCarbohydrates: 65gFiber: 1gSugar: 19gProtein: 15g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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Marcy Hoenig
says:is the rice cooked or uncooked?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Marcy, it’s uncooked ?
Marcy Hoenig
says:thanks….wow, that makes it sound really easy and delish!!
Shirley Gardipee
says:That seems like a lot of milk,is this right?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Shirley, yes, the quantity is correct. Whilst it is baking, you will find the milk is absorbed by the rice. Hope that helps!
Anne
says:Echte Lekker. Veel bedankt :)
Andrea Ring
says:Thank you for sharing your recipe with us, Joannie. It looks delicious, and so easy to make.
Anita-Jim Wilson
says:going to try this recipe today..looks delicious!!
lovefoodies
says:I tried this recipe out last week Anita and it really is fab! :) Enjoy!
Bon
says:I would love to be able to properly pronounce the name of this delightful dish–rice pudding just doesn’t do it justice—I must make this soon!!!
lovefoodies
says:Hi Bonnie, say it like this….Rice-ter-brye (the brye pronounce as in the word ‘dry’)!
Bon
says:we not only learn new recipes here–we also learn new languages—I LOVE IT!!
lovefoodies
says:yep