Rice Pudding is the best go-to comfort food

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A Creamy Dreamy Rice Pudding For All

Rice Pudding is one of those foods you either love or hate. There’s not a lot of grey. I happily reside on Team Rice Pudding. The Big Guy is on Team Not In My Bowl! And some of our kids love it and some do not. And that’s just the way it goes with rice pudding I guess!

We used to stock up on Kozy Shack brand for home snacks and school treats. But since they didn’t add a vegan variety for us to purchase, (except for their vegan fruit gels) we had to go without it for a while. Until we found an acceptable recipe to replace our former dairy favorite.

Are you a vegan that loves rice pudding too?

Then welcome to the club! And let me introduce you to our favorite rice pudding recipe. It’s complete with that creamy, vanilla taste that melts in your mouth and transports you to your happy place. And it’s simple and easy to make so you never have to miss that dairy dream pudding again. Plus it’s good warm or cold and costs much less than buying ready-made. You’re going to love it!

Simple shelf-stable ingredients for the win!

It’s very simple to make this recipe too. I love when a recipe involves items that don’t go bad quickly. I’m looking at you, avocadoes! I found that many vegan substitutes are shelf-stable making the vegan way of cooking even more appealing. Where are my food preppers? Right? If you can keep something without the need to refrigerate or freeze it, and it lasts a good amount of time, you can rest easy. So, knowing there are some any-time-you-want foods in your pantry is a good thing!

Our rice pudding has Arborio rice, shelf-stable soymilk, organic sugar, salt, and vanilla. That’s it! If you want to add a sprinkle of cinnamon, or fruit on top, or maybe some Cocowhip, go right ahead. But it is just so good left plain and simple, too.

I always use Arborio rice because it comes out so creamy with this type. If you want to substitute with a different non-dairy milk like oat milk, it should probably work. I prefer soy milk with just two ingredients: soybeans and water. There are no added questionable ingredients like many kinds of milk, it is high in protein, and it works very well in recipes as it mimics dairy milk in texture. And I buy organic sugar so there is no chance it has been filtered with animal bones. But if it has a certified vegan label, that’s good too.

RICE PUDDING Step 1

Rinse rice. Then add all the ingredients- except vanilla- to a medium pan over a medium-high flame and bring to a boil. (Watch it carefully so it doesn’t boil over.)

Step 2

Then, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 25 minutes.

Step 3

Stir for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Remove from heat and add vanilla. Mix together.

Step 5

Get your bowls ready for the hot pudding!

Step 6

Dish up the pudding into 6 bowls. Done! (Now you can lick the spoon!)

For dessert of course… but maybe breakfast too?

Especially if you are eating very sugary cereals. This beats that! And topping it with fruit, raisins, nuts, and cinnamon will add to the healthy breakfast vibes. So you decide if it’s breakfast food! But I think we can all agree it’s great for a snack or dessert. For more traditional breakfast choices try our Bigly-Big League Breakfast Sandwich or the Badass Breakfast Casserole for a crowd!

And because you are making this rice pudding, you can decide how thick or thin you want it. When it’s still warm is actually my favorite time to eat it. It’s comforting and has my favorite consistency. It will thicken as it chills in the fridge. But stirring in some milk will thin it out if you like. It’s delicious either way.

So make this recipe! And enjoy rice pudding again.