Name: Chef John’s Classic Rice Pudding Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ½ cup Long-Grain White Rice; ¼ tsp kosher salt; 1 cup water; ¼ cup white sugar; 1⅓ cups milk; ½ tsp vanilla extract; ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon; 1 large egg yolk; 1 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp dried cherries

Chef John’s Classic Rice Pudding Recipe

How To Make Chef John’s Classic Rice Pudding

Whip up some creamy and filling rice pudding for dessert with this easy recipe! It tastes just like how you would get it at Chef John’s.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Refrigerate Time: 3 hours

Total: 3 hours 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½cuplong-grain white riceuncooked
¼tspkosher salt
1cupwater
¼cupwhite sugar
1⅓cupsmilk
½tspvanilla extract
⅛tspground cinnamon
1large egg yolk
1tbspbuttercold
2tbspdried cherrieschopped

Instructions

Place the rice, salt, and water into a saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes until tender.
Remove from the heat; then add in the sugar and milk.
Stir with a whisk for 2 to 3 minutes until the thin layer of cooked-on starch at the bottom of the pan is cleared and incorporated into the mixture.
Place the pan over medium heat, stirring frequently for 8 to 10 minutes until it reaches the desired of level of doneness.
Remove from the heat, then add in the vanilla and cinnamon.
Very quickly whisk in the egg yolk, then whisk for about 1 minute.
Add the butter and dried cherries, then stir thoroughly.
Transfer the warm pudding to serving dishes.
Cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours until thoroughly chilled.
Serve, and enjoy!