Portuguese Rice Pudding (Arroz Doce)
This Azorean Portuguese sweet rice pudding recipe was shared to me by my mother in-law. Easy to make, this arroz doce (rice pudding) is made with rice, milk, sugar, lemon rind, and garnished with cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white rice 200 grams
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
- 2 cups water 240 grams
- 2 cups milk 240 grams
- 5 egg yolks 100 grams
- 1 lemon rind 15 grams
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder for decoration 5grams
Instructions
- Rinse the rice and set aside.
- Add two cups of water to a medium-size pot and bring to a boil.
- Add in the rice and cook for about 20 minutes or until soft.
- Once the rice is cooked, add the milk, sugar, and lemon rind and cook for 10 minutes stirring constantly until the rice pudding begins to thicken.
- Pour in the egg and continue stirring for 5 minutes. When you notice the rice pudding thickening and bubbling at the surface then it ready.
- Transfer the sweet rice pudding onto a servicing plate and spread to even out the surface.
- Cool at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Decorate with cinnamon making the classic hashtag design that is traditional to Portuguese rice pudding.
- Keep rice pudding covered and refrigerated until ready to serve.
- Enjoy this great taste of Portugal.
