• Home
  • Shopping
    • Shop My Spaces
    • Cookbooks
    • Shopping Posts
  • Travel
    • Greek destinations
    • International destinations
  • Recipes
    • The tweaked Greek
    • The venerable Greek
    • Everything else
  • Projects
    • Organize It!
    • Clean It!
    • Decorate It!
    • DIY It!
  • Life
    • Essays
    • Hot town, blogger in the city
    • Little Things

Kicking Back the Pebbles

A big girl's notes on home - cuisine - travel - life

My mom’s Rice Pudding

May 28, 2012 - 2 Comments

My mom’s rice pudding recipe has a secret ingredient—that was not so secret back in the 80s!

Back in the day, when desserts were treats for special occasions and celebrations, rice puddings (along with the classic custard cream) were a favorite treat. The typical Greek rice pudding is made with milk, sugar, short-grain (white) rice, cornstarch for thickness, lemon peel and vanilla for flavoring, and last but not least, ground cinnamon sprinkled on top (notice, no eggs). My mom’s rice pudding recipe uses sweetened condensed milk and vanilla-flavored corn flour, which help achieve the texture of velvety cream.

A bit of history trivia

“Rice pudding is the descendant of earlier rice pottages, which date back to the time of the Romans, who however used such a dish only as a medicine to settle upset stomachs. There were medieval rice pottages made of rice boiled until soft, then mixed with almond milk or cow’s milk, or both, sweetened, and sometimes coloured. Rice was an expensive import, and these were luxury Lenten dishes for the rich. Recipes for baked rice puddings began to appear in the early 17th century.” — Davidson, Allan, and Tom Jane. The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Classic Greek Rice Pudding

Athina
A velvety & zesty vanilla rice pudding, suitable for breakfast, dessert, or dessert for dinner!
Print Recipe
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Dessert, Puddings
Cuisine Greek
Servings 8 serving bowls

Ingredients
  

  • 1500 ml water (51.5 Fl.oz)
  • 1 cup sweet rice (250 g/8.8 oz)
  • 1 cup sugar (250 g/8.8 oz)
  • 1-2 pieces unwaxed lemon skin
  • 1 stick Ceylon cinnamon
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk (usually 304 ml/10.3 Fl.oz)
  • 1 cup warm regular milk (8.5 Fl.oz)
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornflour (preferably vanilla flavored, but plain will do as well)
  • 1 lemon or orange zest (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Boil the rice in the water along with the sugar, the lemon skin & the cinnamon stick. You should check on your rice often and add a little water if needed until it’s well-oiled and glutinous.
  • Take your pot off the fire, remove the lemon peel and cinnamon stick and pour in the can of condensed sweetened milk.
  • Bring it to a slight boil again, dissolve the tablespoon of sugar and cornflour into the cup of warm regular milk and add it to the rest of the pudding.
  • Add your lemon or orange zest, stir and serve into bowls.

Notes

It’s always good to give your rice a rinse or two before cooking it, using a bowl and a large sieve to wash it in.

Related Recipe

Buffalo-Milk Rice Pudding

Το ρυζόγαλο της κας Παναγιώτας

Athina
Ελαφρύ γλυκάκι με αρώμα βανίλια, λεμόνι ή πορτοκάλι, για πρωϊνό τα ζεστά καλοκαίρια και για επιδόρπιο όλες τις εποχές!
Print Recipe
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Επιδόρπια
Cuisine Ελληνική
Servings 8 μικρά μπολ

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ λίτρο νερό ή/και λίγο παραπάνω
  • 1 φλιτζάνι του τσαγιού ρύζι γλασέ (250 γραμ.)
  • 1 φλιτζάνι του τσαγιού ζάχαρη (250 γραμ.)
  • 1 φλούδα ακέρωτο λεμόνι
  • 1 ξυλάκι κανέλα Κεϋλάνης
  • 1 κουτάκι ζαχαρούχο γάλα (συνήθως 304 ml)
  • 1 φλιτζάνι του τσαγιού χλιαρό γάλα (250 ml)
  • 1 κουταλιά της σούπας ζάχαρη
  • 2 κουταλιές της σούπας άνθος αραβοσίτου βανίλια
  • ξύσμα ενός λεμονιού ή πορτοκαλιού (προαιρετικά)

Instructions
 

  • Βράζετε το ρύζι με το 1½ λίτρο νερό, τη ζάχαρη, ένα κομματάκι από φλούδα λεμονιού & 1 ξυλάκι κανέλα. Δοκιμάζετε και αν χρειαστεί προσθέτετε λίγο νερό μέχρι να βράσει καλά το ρύζι και να χυλώσει.
  • Κατεβάζετε από τη φωτιά, αφαιρείτε την κανέλα και τη φλούδα λεμονιού και προσθέτετε το ζαχαρούχο γάλα.
  • Ξαναβάζετε την κατσαρόλα στη φωτιά και μόλις αρχίσει να βράζει λιγάκι προσθέτετε το 1 φλιτζάνι χλιαρό γάλα στο οποίο έχετε διαλύσει από πριν τη 1 κουταλιά της σούπας ζάχαρη και το άνθος αραβοσίτου. Τέλος προσθέτετε το ξύσμα ενός λεμονιού ή πορτοκαλιού.
  • Ανακατεύετε καλά και μοιράζετε σε μπολάκια.

Notes

Καλό θα ήταν να ξεπλύνετε λίγο το ρύζι πριν το χρησιμοποιήσετε, περνώντας το 1-2 νερά, σε μια λεκανίτσα με ένα σουρωτήρι.
Rice Pudding | Kicking Back the Pebbles
*photo by © Zenpix – Dreamstime.com
athina

Comments

  1. Michael says

    June 4, 2012 at 18:26

    Believe me: It’s terrific! One bowl is never enough.

    Reply
    • Athina says

      June 5, 2012 at 14:02

      You know it! 🙂 🙂

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Hi, it’s Athina!

A stalwart bookworm, English & American Literature graduate, EFL/ESOL teacher. I juggled teaching and working as an executive secretary, in a big advertising company and a law firm, for several years. I’m a freelance writer, line editor, and blogger as of lately. Also, a bit ironic by nature but, all in all, quite easy-going. Partner to 1 & mother to 3 cats. I once tried to give up coffee and then swore not to make that mistake again!

read more

my foodgawker gallery

AFFILIATES

Ad - Web Hosting from SiteGround - Crafted for easy site management. Click to learn more.

YUMMY PUZZLE

PROUD MEMBER OF:

Archives

Categories

Search

“When summer's end is nighing And skies at eve “When summer's end is nighing
 And skies at evening cloud,
I muse on change and fortune
 And all the feats I vowed
 When I was young and proud.”
—A.E. Housman, verse from 𝘟𝘟𝘟𝘐𝘟, Last Poems (1922)
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #sunsetphotography #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! • Mus 👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! 
•
Music: Your Gain – Licensed by: Video Maker – Creator:  Swif7 on Epidemic Sound
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #getoutstayout #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelblog #travelgram #travelbug #breakaway #littlestoriesofmylife #instagood #travelvibes #summer2023🌴☀️
____________________________________
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
____________________________________
#summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go) • #summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go)
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
Prague through My Lens • Link to blog post in bi Prague through My Lens
•
Link to blog post in bio: ➡️ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ Latest blog post. 
•
Music: You Ain't Ready – Licensed by: Canva Pro – Creator: Donell Mase from Epidemic Sound
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #travelblogger #newblogpost #summer2018 #travelvibes #getoutstayout #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelblog #travelgram #travelbug #breakaway #prague #praha #czech #czechrepublic #europe #gothic #architecture #style #pragueoldtown #pragueoldtownsquare #charlesbridge #praguecastle #stvituscathedral
#littlestoriesofmylife #instagood #travelvibes #summer2023🌴☀️
____________________________________
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
____________________________________
Sunsets up northward... • • • • #kickingb Sunsets up northward... 
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #weekend #afternoon #sunset #sunshine #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
#detailing • • • • #kickingbackthepebbles #detailing 
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #weekend #afternoon #sunshine #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
“When summer's end is nighing And skies at eve “When summer's end is nighing
 And skies at evening cloud,
I muse on change and fortune
 And all the feats I vowed
 When I was young and proud.”
—A.E. Housman, verse from 𝘟𝘟𝘟𝘐𝘟, Last Poems (1922)
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #sunsetphotography #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! • Mus 👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! 
•
Music: Your Gain – Licensed by: Video Maker – Creator:  Swif7 on Epidemic Sound
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #getoutstayout #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelblog #travelgram #travelbug #breakaway #littlestoriesofmylife #instagood #travelvibes #summer2023🌴☀️
____________________________________
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
____________________________________
#summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go) • #summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go)
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
Prague through My Lens • Link to blog post in bi Prague through My Lens
•
Link to blog post in bio: ➡️ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ Latest blog post. 
•
Music: You Ain't Ready – Licensed by: Canva Pro – Creator: Donell Mase from Epidemic Sound
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #travelblogger #newblogpost #summer2018 #travelvibes #getoutstayout #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelblog #travelgram #travelbug #breakaway #prague #praha #czech #czechrepublic #europe #gothic #architecture #style #pragueoldtown #pragueoldtownsquare #charlesbridge #praguecastle #stvituscathedral
#littlestoriesofmylife #instagood #travelvibes #summer2023🌴☀️
____________________________________
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
____________________________________
Sunsets up northward... • • • • #kickingb Sunsets up northward... 
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #weekend #afternoon #sunset #sunshine #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
#detailing • • • • #kickingbackthepebbles #detailing 
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #weekend #afternoon #sunshine #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
“When summer's end is nighing And skies at eve “When summer's end is nighing
 And skies at evening cloud,
I muse on change and fortune
 And all the feats I vowed
 When I was young and proud.”
—A.E. Housman, verse from 𝘟𝘟𝘟𝘐𝘟, Last Poems (1922)
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #sunsetphotography #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! • Mus 👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! 
•
Music: Your Gain – Licensed by: Video Maker – Creator:  Swif7 on Epidemic Sound
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #getoutstayout #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelblog #travelgram #travelbug #breakaway #littlestoriesofmylife #instagood #travelvibes #summer2023🌴☀️
____________________________________
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
____________________________________
#summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go) • #summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go)
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
Prague through My Lens • Link to blog post in bi Prague through My Lens
•
Link to blog post in bio: ➡️ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ Latest blog post. 
•
Music: You Ain't Ready – Licensed by: Canva Pro – Creator: Donell Mase from Epidemic Sound
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #travelblogger #newblogpost #summer2018 #travelvibes #getoutstayout #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelblog #travelgram #travelbug #breakaway #prague #praha #czech #czechrepublic #europe #gothic #architecture #style #pragueoldtown #pragueoldtownsquare #charlesbridge #praguecastle #stvituscathedral
#littlestoriesofmylife #instagood #travelvibes #summer2023🌴☀️
____________________________________
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
____________________________________
Sunsets up northward... • • • • #kickingb Sunsets up northward... 
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #weekend #afternoon #sunset #sunshine #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
#detailing • • • • #kickingbackthepebbles #detailing 
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #weekend #afternoon #sunshine #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️

Copyright © 2023 · Kicking Back the Pebbles · design by Designer Blogs