Milchreis (German Rice Pudding)

Small crystal bowl filled with milchreis and topped with cinnamon sugar.

Milchreis aka German Rice Pudding is creamy, a little sweet and usually served warm topped with cinnamon sugar or a fruit compote. Made with a short grain rice, cooked in milk, a little sugar, vanilla and a touch of salt, it's the perfect cool weather afternoon snack.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Afternoon Kaffee, Dessert

Cuisine: German

Keyword: pudding, rice

Servings:

Calories: 259kcal

Ingredients

Milchreis

125 grams arborio rice or any short grain rice, ideally an oval shape
50 grams granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
500 milliliters whole milk

Toppings

20 grams cinnamon sugar

Instructions

Cook the pudding

Pour in the sugar, salt, vanilla, and milk into the pot with the rice.
Stir to combine.
Place the pot over medium heat and bring to just a simmer. Immediately turn the heat down to low.
Continue cooking and stirring until thick, it will continue to thicken as it cools so don't over cook it. This should take between 15-20 minutes.

Serving

Serve warm and top with a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar, sautéed plums, warm raspberries, or some chocolate curls!

Notes

I love to eat this immediately but it also stores well. Allow to cool to room temperature and then store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. To reheat the milchreis, you can microwave it or add it into a pot and heat over the stove. Either way add in a bit of extra milk to loosen the pudding slightly.

This isn't a very complex recipe so the tips are minimal but using a good, heavier bottomed pot is great because it will keep the milk and sugar from burning.

While you're waiting for the milk to initially come to a simmer, don't walk too far from it. Once it starts to bubble it will boil over very quickly.

The amount of time the pudding takes to cook will depend on your stove and pot, ideally you want it to be just barely bubbling the whole time which may mean turning it a bit higher than low if you have an electric stove.

If the pudding isn't sweet enough for you, you can always add more sugar but I recommend leaving it as is and letting the toppings compensate as this isn't meant to be a super sweet treat.

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