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    Published on: May 14, 2011 by Janice; Updated on: October 8, 2021 9 Comments

    Oven baked rice pudding with jam

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    This easy oven-baked rice pudding is made from uncooked rice, whole milk, and sugar, flavoured with cardamom and vanilla bean. It's baked in the oven instead of cooking it on the stove, for an easy hands off approach to rice pudding, served with a quick rhubarb jam.

    Baked rice pudding in a baking dish with dark golden brown edges with rhubarb compote and cream on the side

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    Rice pudding is considered a very old-fashioned recipe. There are a few variations in the ingredients and the cooking methods that allow for some wiggle room, which is probably why rice pudding has withstood the test of time. At some point, rice pudding was so trendy in my city that there were rice pudding shops that were opening up in the downtown core. They would scoop rice pudding the way ice cream parlour's scoop ice cream. It was a thing!

    Ingredients for baked rice pudding laid out, including cardamom seeds, shelled and ground, vanilla bean paste, Arborio rice, sugar, milk, cream, and with a deep baking dish with a pat of butter on the side to grease it

    Everybody knows what goes into rice pudding, namely rice, milk, and sugar. Old-fashioned rice puddings often include raisins or currants. They plump up as the rice pudding thickens, turning what can be sad, shrivelled old grapes into plump little morsels. Yum! Though the ingredient list is seemingly simple, there is room for a ton of variation.

    1. The rice can be either cooked or uncooked, and it can be short to medium grain, like Calrose, Arborio, or sushi types of rice, or it can be long grain, like basmati or fragrant jasmine rice
    2. The milk can be any milk, whether that be skim milk or whole milk, some will go so far as a combination of cream and milk to up the fat content, leading to a creamier pudding. Even a non-dairy milk alternative would work. Try coconut milk, for example! 
    3. The sugar can range from white sugar, to alternative sugars like maple syrup, honey, etc.

    Baked rice pudding served in a small bowl with a drizzling of cream and a dollop of rhubarb compote

    Some rice puddings may include a few egg yolks. That will give your rice pudding a more unctuous texture, a more golden colour, and the yolks will help thicken the pudding, just like yolks help thicken pastry cream and curd. I used this technique for the homemade tapioca pudding.

    The rice you use will dictate how much milk you need. If you're making a batch of rice pudding from leftover rice, you hardly need any milk. Equal parts of milk to cooked rice works great.

    On the other hand, if you're making a batch from uncooked rice, you'll have to use a lot more liquid to cook the rice, double or triple the volume in fact. If you're making rice pudding from uncooked brown rice, it could even take you four or five times the liquid.

    White ceramic dish of baked rice pudding served with rhubarb compote and cream on the side

    Unlike the golden milk rice pudding that is cooked on the stove from leftover cooked short-grain Calrose rice, the recipe below is for oven-baked rice pudding made from uncooked Arborio rice. It's flavoured with vanilla bean, but a suitable substitute would be vanilla bean paste or even vanilla extract, and also crushed cardamom seeds, which add so much flavour.

    Some will start baked rice pudding on the stove, briefly, just long enough to dissolve the sugar and to heat the mixture through before popping the pan in the oven to gently simmer and cook the rice. I find that extra step on the stove is tedious and it doesn't seem necessary. I stir the rice pudding periodically as it bakes so that it doesn't all stick to the bottom. That's it! 

    Serve rice pudding with jam for an easy comforting dessert. I have served it with a quick rhubarb compote, but it would taste great with any homemade jam (like plum jam or rhubarb jam (no pectin)). The only difference is fruit compotes usually have less sugar than jam. You could also top the pudding with cooked fruit, like roasted rhubarb, wine poached pears, or even this dried fruit compote.

    For the rhubarb compote, or any other rhubarb recipes, if your rhubarb is more green than pink, feel free to add in a few raspberries to boost the colour. I did it here and also for this raspberry rhubarb upside-down cake. This trick works well and the raspberry adds a lot of flavour too!

    White round baking dish of baked rice pudding with golden brown edges, 1 portion missing served in a small bowl on the side, topped with rhubarb compote and cream on the side

    If it's summer, or you can't be bothered with baking or cooking a batch of rice pudding, there's always this rosewater chia pudding to get you through that is an even easier no-bake dessert.

    Baked rice pudding served in a small bowl with a drizzling of cream and a dollop of rhubarb compote
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    Baked rice pudding with cardamom and rhubarb

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    This rice pudding recipe is baked in the oven and made from uncooked rice for a hands off approach to rice pudding that's easy to make and you can serve it with jam or homemade rhubarb compote
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Keyword baked rice pudding, cardamom rice pudding, rhubarb compote
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour
    Servings 4
    Calories 405kcal
    Author Janice

    Equipment

    • Wooden spoon
    • Ceramic baking dish

    Ingredients

    Rhubarb compote (optional)

    • 100 grams (½ cup) granulated sugar
    • 7 Fresh raspberries, fresh or frozen, optional but gives compote a lovely pink colour if your rhubarb is more green
    • 225 grams (½ lb) fresh rhubarb, (or frozen), chopped

    Baked rice pudding with cardamom

    • 750 mL (3 cups) whole milk (3.25 % fat)
    • 140 grams (⅔ cup) arborio rice
    • 50 grams (¼ cup) granulated sugar
    • 5 mL (1 teaspoon) vanilla bean paste, split in half lengthwise
    • 2.5 mL (½ teaspoon) ground cardamom, crack the pods open to reveal the seeds

    Serving suggestions

    • whole milk (3.25 % fat), or 35 % cream, to drizzle on top before serving

    Instructions

    Pink rhubarb compote

    • In a small saucepan, heat the rhubarb, sugar, and raspberries over medium-low heat, covered.
    • When the mixture begins to simmer, uncover, and stir with a wooden spoon.
    • Continue cooking (about 15 minutes), stirring often, until the rhubarb breaks down into a lovely compote.

    Baked rice pudding

    • Preheat the oven to 150 ºC (300 ºF). Butter a very deep 7-inch diameter baking dish (like this one on Amazon). You want the baking dish to be able to contain over 1 litre of volume. Measure to be sure you have enough room to move the dish when it's full, without spilling.
    • Combine the milk, rice, sugar, vanilla bean paste, and cardamom in the prepared baking dish. Stir with a wooden spoon.
    • Cover the dish with foil and bake for 1 hour.
    • Remove from the oven to uncover and stir because the rice sinks to the bottom and you want it to cook evenly, then cover again and bake for another 30 minutes.
    • After 1.5 hours of baking, remove the pan from the oven to stir. Taste to check that the rice is al dente and properly cooked.
    • Once the rice pudding is thick and the rice is cooked, you can remove from the oven to serve. At this point it will be creamy. Or you can crank up the oven to 425 ºF to thicken the rice pudding further. It will develop a skin on top that will brown and the rice will absorb any remaining liquid. That's the point!
    • To serve, spoon the rice pudding into bowls with rhubarb compote, and drizzle with milk or cream.
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 436mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 361IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 260mg | Iron: 2mg

     

     

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    Comments

    1. Torviewtoronto says

      May 12, 2011 at 1:29 am

      delicious looking rice pudding colourful

      Reply
    2. Lynn says

      May 12, 2011 at 1:14 pm

      I love the pictures! The recipe sounds really good.
      The term unintentional immigrant is funny. If you were trying to sneak in, wouldn't that be intentional?

      Reply
    3. spiceblogger says

      May 12, 2011 at 12:31 pm

      Thank you for sharing. I have no experience with photography and am only starting to learn b/c of my desire to capture my food creations for my blog. I've been so discouraged and frustrated.
      I have Helen's book "Plate to Pixel" and have been devouring it! Still, I know that only practice will help me (and maybe a camera upgrade).
      Your story has encouraged me! Thank you for that. 🙂

      And your photos are beautiful, BTW.
      --shelley

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    4. Susan Lindquist says

      May 14, 2011 at 12:02 pm

      I just purchased Helene's book and have been reading parts over and over ... I, too, have a problem leaving 'Auto' settings, but experimenting is all it takes to make you want to learn and master a bit more each time you pick up the camera!

      Keep at it! I think these photos are terrific!

      Reply
    5. Diethood.com says

      May 14, 2011 at 11:20 pm

      Your photos really are gorgeous!! And I looove that rice pudding... especially the inclusion of cardamom...mmmmm!

      Reply
    6. Amanda- Eating in Winnipeg says

      May 15, 2011 at 11:46 pm

      It's my day for a blog hop, I'd love it if you came over and shared one of your great recipes at savory sunday!! Have a great day 🙂

      Reply
    7. Gourmantine says

      May 16, 2011 at 10:43 am

      Your photos are so beautiful, I love the colours, they're really standing out! And the dessert sounds like an absolute treat! 🙂

      Reply
    8. Kristel's Kitchen says

      May 16, 2011 at 2:44 pm

      Janice, this looks so elegant!

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    9. A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says

      May 16, 2011 at 2:19 pm

      Gorgeous! I love the clean and simple flavors.

      Reply

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