I’ve always wondered how to make rice pudding in a slow cooker. The slow cooker recipes I had come across all seemed to look very sweet, so I reduced the sugar in mine compared to most people, and I added my favourite cinnamon to the mix. You need to use the proper rice pudding rice – if that makes sense. It is shorter and dumpier than our regular meal accompaniment rice. Short grain rice has the benefit of more starch which makes the pudding thicker, and supermarkets often sell it as pudding rice.
With this recipe, it’s all cooked in the pot, so there is no need to cook the rice separately. My mother was here when pudding was served, and although the rest of us all ate our rice pudding from the slow cooker, she wanted hers browned in the oven.
Homemade rice pudding can be as creamy or as plain as you choose. Just replace some of the milk with condensed milk or cream if you like your slow cooker puddings extra creamy.
Serving hot or cold, rice pudding is a very versatile dish. To add the healthy touch to the dessert, just top it with some fruit to make the most of it.
Slow Cooker Rice Pudding
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| Serves | 6-8 |
| Prep time | 2 minutes |
| Cook time | 4 hours |
| Total time | 4 hours, 2 minutes |
| Allergy | Milk |
| Meal type | Dessert |
| Misc | Pre-preparable, Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
Ingredients
- 200g Pudding Rice
- 60g Sugar
- 50g Butter
- 1.5l Milk
- 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Method
| Step 1. |
 This has got to be one of the simplest things to make, anywhere. Pop all the ingredients into a pre-heated slow cooker. |
| Step 2. |
 Cook for 8 hours on low, or 4 hours on high. Give it a little stir after an hour or so, to mix the sugar and butter. Keep an eye on it, and add a little more milk if needed. |
| Step 3. | Serve with a sprinkling of nutmeg, cinnamon or chocolate powder. |
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Thank you! I’ve been planning to make something like this for a while! I’ll give this a go.
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Good luck with it. x
I followed your slow cooker rice pudding recipe for the first time today and it was amazing!! I swapped 300ml of milk for double cream and it made it so creamy. Will definitely be doing this again, the family loved it. Thank you.
Rice pudding is such a fabulous winter treat. It looks good.
I think kids enjoy it all year round though, don’t they?