Vida Recetas Editorial
Discover how to make a delicious healthy rice pudding, a light and nutritious version of the classic Spanish dessert. This recipe replaces refined sugar with natural dates and allows you to use cow's milk, soy milk, or oat milk, making it ideal for those looking to lower cholesterol or follow a more balanced diet without sacrificing traditional flavor.
The rice is slowly cooked with cinnamon and citrus, absorbing all the aromas. The dates provide natural sweetness and a creamy texture when blended with the milk, while the optional butter gives a final silky touch. It's a versatile dessert: you can use regular or brown rice, adjusting the cooking time, and adapt it to vegan diets by choosing plant-based milk and omitting the butter.
This rice pudding is ideal for kids and adults, as a dessert or snack. It's easy to prepare (easy difficulty) and the result is a comforting dessert with less sugar and more fiber than the traditional version. If you're looking for a lactose-free option, oat or soy milk work perfectly.
Prep
5 min
Cook
55 min
Servings
6
Put 400 ml of your chosen milk in a saucepan, with the cinnamon stick, the dates, the lemon and orange peels or, where appropriate, the lemon scent. Let it cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Remove to a container and set aside
In the same saucepan you put 600 ml of the chosen milk. When it starts to boil, add the normal or brown rice. When it boils again, lower it to the minimum and let it cook for 20 minutes, stirring from time to time.
While we take everything out of the reserved milk, except the dates, we grind very well with the mini pimer.
Add to the rice and let it cook for another 20 minutes, all together and well connected over low heat, add more milk if necessary, and try when the rice is ready, that depends on whether it is normal or whole wheat.
Add the butter and mix everything very well.
Divide into bowls, glasses, bowls or tapers, put in the fridge and drink very cold, with ground cinnamon on top.
Comments: Cinnamon is very good to be taken in many things, such as coffee, chocolate, fruits, desserts and even foods. It improves insulin sensitivity, better distributing carbohydrates from food and not accumulating as fat. I've also been told that it's anti-inflammatory.
This recipe has a easy difficulty level, which means it's accessible for cooks of all levels.
The preparation time is 5 minutes and the cooking time is 55 minutes.
This recipe is designed for 6 servings.
Yes, many ingredients can be substituted with similar alternatives. We recommend checking the recipe variations.
Store the preparation in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Some preparations can be frozen for up to 3 months.
