How to make an easy rice pudding recipe with cooked rice on the stove top. This dessert is delicious and creamy without using condensed milk.

When I was a kid, my grandmother always took rice pudding to pot lucks. She usually did that so she could make it the day before and have it ready to go for Saturday afternoon or for Sunday after church.

Her rice pudding was so delicious. She baked it, and I remember it taking quite a while. She would cook the rice, then make the pudding and bake that for at least half an hour.

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Sadly, I don't have her recipe. I tried to find it after she passed, but the recipes were divided. I'm not sure who got it, so I don't have her exact recipe.

I do remember that she would put it in a pan and put that pan inside a pan of water. It had eggs in it, so it was more of a custard.

It was delicious.

I have made baked rice puddings, trying to get her recipe or as close to it as a I can. Usually when I want rice pudding, it's later in the day and I don't have time to cook rice and then bake it.

Now i made this easy rice pudding recipe with cooked rice on the stove top.

Easy Rice Pudding Recipe With Cooked Rice

A few weeks ago, I shared how to cook perfect Instant Pot rice. This is the only way I make my rice now because it turns out so fluffy and tastes so much better. It's also easier because I don't have to watch it on the stove top.

When I make rice for dinner, I make extra to make this easy rice pudding recipe with cooked rice. I put it in the fridge until I'm ready to use it, and that makes this recipe even quicker.

I like to eat this stovetop rice pudding slightly warm, but it's delicious cold, too. My kids don't like rice pudding, so I put leftovers in the fridge to eat over the next few days.

I use my homemade vanilla extract recipe in this recipe. It tastes so much better than what you buy in the stores. It takes a few weeks to make, so feel free to use store bought while yours steeps. I do recommend using real vanilla extract and not an imitation one.

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Ingredients

2 cups cooked rice
2 cups milk, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup raisins (optional)
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon (optional)

Directions

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, combine the cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar, and salt. Cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cook until thick and creamy.

Step 2

Add 1/2 cup milk, raisins, and the beaten egg. Let cook for 2-3 minutes to cook the egg.

Step 3

Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla extract. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.

Step 4

Let cool completely before enjoying. It will thicken as it cools.

Yum! This is an easy rice pudding recipe with cooked rice, and it's delicious.