Brown Rice Rice Pudding
Written by joythebaker on November 11, 2009 – 1:26 am -
or should I just call it Brown Rice Pudding?
When I was a little one, I remember lulling myself to sleep by listing off in my brain all of the things that I might like to find in heaven should I find myself there. I started off with important things like:
I’d like to find my little sister Lauren in heaven, but I don’t want to have to share my toys with her if I don’t want to.
I’d like to find my best friend Natalie in heaven because I love to play with her hair.
I’d like to find Grandmother, Granddaddy and Aunt DeeDee in heaven because they make the best hamburgers every Friday night .
And then this list would surely devolve into something that resembles my Christmas wish list:
I want an Easy Bake Oven in heaven…
I want a Barbie Dream House in heaven.
I want mechanical pencils in heaven… I had a serious thing for mechanical pencils. Still do.
Nowadays I’m barely awake enough to get my socks off before I’m zonked out on my pillow. I’d like to put this down on record now, if you’ll indulge me.
I want Rice Pudding in heaven. Rice pudding with raisins. Rice pudding with dried cherries. White rice. Brown rice. Any kind of rice cooked with milk and sugar. Please.
A few mechanical pencils might be nice too.
Awesome. Thanks.
It’s hearty. It’s warm. It’s creamy and sweet. It’s filling and it might just be the most comforting bowl of goodness I’ve ever encountered.
Note: When served cold, the brown rice has a bit of a bite to it. I like it cold as much as I do warm, but be warned that cold brown rice pudding will be just a tad more work for your jaw.
Brown Rice Rice Pudding
serves 4 to 6
4 cups water
1 cup brown rice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons butter
4 cups whole milk
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons honey
1/2 vanilla bean, split open (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
1 cinnamon stick
pinch of ground cardamom
1/2 cup dried sour cherries (or any dried fruit you fancy)
Rinse brown rice in a strainer under cold water for 30 seconds. Set aside.
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Stir in brown rice and salt. Turn flame down to medium and simmer rice, uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. After 30 minutes, drain rice and water. Let rice sit in strainer for 10 seconds and then return to the pot you cooked it in (not over a flame) and immediately put a tight fitting lid on the pot. Let rice rest and steam for 10 minutes.
Once rice is cooked, place it in a bowl and set aside. Add 4 cups of milk, sugar, honey, cinnamon stick, pinch of cardamom and vanilla bean to the pan. Bring to a very low boil, stirring often so the milk doesn’t burn. Add the cooked rice, butter and cherries to the hot milk. Stir often. Don’t ignore the milk or it might boil to furiously and curdle. Simmer until the milk cooks down and the rice is creamy, about 30 minutes. Place in a large bowl or serving dishes to cool. Serve cold or at room temperature.
Tags: brown rice, cherry, comforting, recipe, rice pudding
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I made rice pudding recently and divided it up into little tupperware pots to have for breakfasts – I just zap them in the microwave and eat them on the way to work – perfect for a cold, frosty morning!
I was saying to my boyfriend, I wonder if this would work with brown rice? I used semi-skimmed milk and a little less sugar to make it healthier than the dessert version in which I use cream – but brown rice would be more healthy – even better excuse to eat rice pudding for breakfast!
Thanks – I’ll have to try this soon.
Jade
mmmm that looks delicious – I am a definite fan of rice pudding.
Brown rice makes it healthy!
What kind of rice would you use for this? I think I’ve seen brown basmati and brown risotto rice, but not brown short grain (pudding) rice. I’ve got a multigrain risotto mix though – white arborio, spelt and barley – would that work?
hmmm.. lots of different fancy brown rices? i just used a whole grain brown rice. does that make sense?
Rice pudding is my all time favorite!
Looks delish! I love mechanical pencils too, and also medium point felt tips. Just love that smooth line-I’m a dork!
Joy this is so incredible!!! I love rice pudding and making it with whole grain rice and the cranberries for this season is such an awesome idea!!
Yum. And, I love brown rice. Will have to try this. I like the idea of making a bunch and putting it in different containers for microwaving each morning.
Am curious at the use of salt while cooking the rice? Will it not curdle with the use of milk?
In traditional Indian varieties of sweet, rice preparations =’payasams’/'kheer’ rice is cooked without salt, then added to the recipes involving milk, jaggery, coconut milk etc.
Thanks!
salt will not curdle the milk. in this recipe i used salt in the water i used to boil the rice. the salt help the flavor the rice a bit. that water is drained and then the cooked (and salted) rice is added to the warmed and seasoned milk.
This sounds terrific for a cold winter morning breakfast. I always like eating brown rice but what a great idea to use it for rice pudding!
Mmmmm, rice pudding is one of my favorites (tapioca being another), and I love brown rice. The combo is great and not QUITE as bad for you as using plain white rice
yes! and using lowfat milk would be even closer to healthy!
Oh yum! I love rice pudding & this recipe sounds healthy and delish – a great combination in my book
Can’t wait to try this recipe!!
Joy, I knew I liked you the first time I read your blog. So I started browsing through and came across treats like pumpkin spice pancakes,honey whole wheat pound cake, and now THIS. You might not know this about me (since you don’t know anything about me) but rice pudding is my absolute favorite. Variations of classic rice pudding only make me happier, but the thing I give you the most credit for is your choice of cranberries rather than raisins. If I didn’t have three papers to write today, I would be making it right this second.
would i still get that same awesome credit if i told you those were dried cherries and not cranberries?
My dad loves rice pudding, I have to try this out this weekend. I will let you know how it goes. Sounds like it will be yummy yummy goodness!
Oooh, tasty! Did this become breakfast too? I love “checking my work” the next morning and substituting breakfast. Mmmm.
Must try this, it sounds divine.
I love rice pudding! This looks delicious. Oh, and I totally used to ponder whether or not they’d have Barbie cars in heaven — you know, those hot pink PowerWheels convertibles? Oh yeah!
delicious! I love swapping things to make desserts a bit healthier without ruining the integrity of the dish.
I made a “rice pudding” one time with barley and it worked beautifully! A bit different texture, but delicious.
barley sounds like a great idea! love it.
Rice pudding is such a lovely treat. A few weeks ago, my married sister came over and baked us a pan of it — delicious! If I remember correctly, she used brown rice.
Your rice pudding looks scrumptious. Very clever and beautiful photos.
Nice! I was actually looking for a brunch recipe for this week-end. You made my day!
Wow I never had brown rice rice pudding, I bet it’s great! Will have to try this.
My mum makes a delicious indian rice pudding. Its thick and creamy and flavoured with cardomom. apart from raisins it has flaked almonds scattered across the top too…yum!
And I must say that I LOVE LOVE LOVE that I can view 100% of your post in Reader without having to click through. This guaruntees that I will read your ENTIRE post instead of clicking on to something else (that is probably lame in comparison).
And this is why I continue to love your blog Joy!! Great recipes, such joy in your words, such amazing writing skills… You ROCK Joy
PS- Your photography skills continue to amaze me. You take such gorgeous photos…
Allie
thanks for clicking through to comment even though you get 100% in my reader!
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Can’t wait to try this recipe! We eat lots of brown rice here and I love rice pudding, so this seems like a great marriage!
I’d love to try this recipe! My family doesn’t eat a lot of rice, brown or otherwise, and this might be a great way to start! Thanks mucho!
YUM. I can’t wait to make this!!!
I just found your blog a few weeks ago, and I’m completely hooked. Your recipes always look great, but your commentary is my favorite part. I smiled lots while reading your thoughts about heaven. Thanks so much for the yummy recipes and great stories!
Oooh, I just made this! I had a bit of trouble of getting it to set right, so its not as thick as it prob should be. Still good. Oh, and it doesn’t say when to add the butter, so I just added it while putting the milk together. Tastes good.
This recipe reminded me of a place in NYC called Rice to Riches, where the only thing they sell is awesome rice puddings. They have the craziest flavors, but it tastes amazing and the store is mad cute. Worth pricyness.
wow! you must have run to the kitchen to try this. awesome!
you’re right… this rice pudding takes longer to set than a basmati rice pudding. brown rice is a bit more stubborn.
i also forgot to mention when you add the butter. balls…. i’m sorry! i just finished the pudding with the butter… when it was just about finished thickening i threw in butter. yum.
I wish I were at home with this on the stove and me about to eat it, instead of just sitting at work dreaming about how lovely and warm that bowl would be in my hands. Oh, how I love rice pudding. Especially with plumped up dried fruit. Oh, yum.
Darn it, Joy. You made me cry…thinking ’bout all your people up in heaven eating rice pudding made me think about all my people up there, too.
Did anyone else notice the Freudian slip??
Note: When served cold, the brown rice has a bit of a bite to it. I like it cold as much as I do warm, but be warmed that cold brown rice pudding will be just a tad more work for your jaw.
I think what Joy is really trying to say is that this should only be enjoyed Warm(ed).
oops. hahahaa! thanks maryam!
One more thing… Joy, how would you make this with regular white rice? Any major changes?
Can’t wait to make it!
yes! regular white rice is a different beast.. here’s a kick ass recipe!
http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/01/vanilla-bean-rice-pudding/
I want chocolate in heaven, but no calories.
I want puppies in heaven, but no accidents on the carpets (clouds?).
I want mounds and mounds of fall leaves that we can jump into, no raking required!
Rice pudding reminds me of my grandmother.
I need to give her a call this afternoon now….thanks!
“Don’t ignore the milk or it might boil to furiously and curdle”
Ha! This makes me think of my grandmother who would always set a pot of milk to heat on the stove top, stalk it for a few minutes, get bored, walk away to do some light cleaning (or whatever)while she waited for it, then run back exasperated when she heard the sizzling sound of the milk boiling over the pot. She’s been doing this for years and its become a running joke in our family. She’s so cute… and so is your little bowl of rice pudding
aw! you totally made me smile with that story!
This rice pudding looks deeelicious! I’ve made brown rice pudding before with just so-so results, so I’m excited to try your recipe.
God, how I wanted an Easy Bake oven for Christmas!!! That’s probably why I’m so obsessed with baking now.. all those nights dreaming of the wonderful cakes I would make in those tiny pans.. but, alas, my father said it was dangerous and squashed my dreams until I was old enough to start baking (and doctoring up) those cheap Jiffy brownie mixes (35 cents a box way back in the day)!!
lovely and delicious, very well done! cheers from london
My daughter’s favorite dessert after cupcakes is rice pudding. I’ll have to make this for her soon. I’ve never tried brown rice plus I’ve always added eggs, so this will be a whole new pudding. Can’t wait!
Yummy, and I want to know where you got those beautiful measuring bowls… I.WANT.
anthropologie!
Joy, I am so sorry you have lost your sister, best friend, Grandmother, Granddaddy and Aunt DeeDee.
I hope you find solace in knowing they are in a better place. I am certain that when you pass, heaven’s gates will be wide open for you too and there you should find all the happiness you could dream of. And if that includes rice pudding then I hope it also includes a spoon
ooh no wait! my sister and my best friend aren’t in heaven! it’s just that i would want them there if i were in heaven…. i’d want it to be a party! with rice pudding of course.
my sister is still kickin’! here’s proof:
http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/10/laurens-peanut-butter-sandwich-cookies/
Oh my gosh! Are you reading my mind or what!? JUST last night I was thinking to myself how I longed to make my own rice pudding- but had no clue where to start- and then I read this–THANK YOU *Hugs the computer* your wonderful!!
do it up!
OMG…get out of my head! I just cracked open a tub o’ Kozy Shack was thinking it might be time to start making my own rice pudding. And I love brown rice…so nutty and yummy. Have you heard of Pudding on the Rice? It’s like a Baskin Robbins…OF RICE PUDDING. All kinds of different flavors. Amazing! Sorry, I just got waaay to excited about rice pudding. It’s been that kind of day! =)
Pudding on the Rice? Where is this magical place!? Want. Now.
Tigard, Oregon (it’s just south of Portland). Super Yum! =)
http://www.puddingontherice.com/
I’ve been to this pudding palace in Bridgeport Village and all I can say is…it made me long for homemade rice pudding…gonna make it with brown rice manana!
I don’t know if I’ve ever had rice pudding but I love rice and I love all things sweet(and all of those ingredients listed)….hmmm I might be making some of that very soon! Thank you!
My mom makes this stuff all the time, except with white rice. She is pretty much anti-health food stuff, including brown rice. But I love her all the same (sigh). She tosses raisins into the mix. (gag)
I’m eating rice pudding this very moment (made some last night with coconut milk) and it’s such a perfect treat. Brown rice sounds good too and very breakfast worthy.
yumness. I can’t say Im a big rice pudding fan, but i do love nutty brown rice, so this may be the exception to the rule!
Made it and LOVED it! All I had were raisins on hand so I used that, but next time I will certainly use the cherries. The brown rice is so hearty that it almost felt healthy!
) Almost…
I’m thinking this will be great for the kids (and me!) on Thanksgiving morning!
Oh awesome! A reason to indulge…brown rice makes it healthy so I can totally pig out, right? Oh and what about adding raising soaked in rum. Oh yum!
Hi Joy!
Another awesome-looking, delicious-sounding recipe! Can’t wait to try it. Btw, have you ever had Thai Black Rice rice pudding…that’s yummy, too…I make it with low-fat (or non-fat?) canned coconut milk and it’s to die for. I warm it up and put bananas on it for breakfast!
Thanks for you and your wonderful blog! Hugs…