This rice pudding with condensed milk recipe is SUPER EASY to make and prepared using leftover rice! Best of all, this rice pudding is only FOUR simple ingredients, easily customizable, SUPER creamy, and made in MINUTES!
This rice pudding tastes just like old-fashioned rice pudding that takes hours to make! And it tastes just like grandma used to make it. This recipe is great for gifting or for enjoying as a delicious dessert or snack! Enjoy!
This recipe is so easy and so versatile! It cooks up in minutes and is delicious when served warm or cold!
This dish is super quick to prepare, deliciously creamy, and perfect for the whole family. Make it the night before and store it in mason jars in the fridge for a quick treat, dessert, or snack at any time!
For another delicious and creamy pudding recipe, see my Banana Pudding Parfait recipe!
Rice Pudding with Condensed Milk Ingredients
The best thing about this recipe is that it has only 4 ingredients! Many of these ingredients you already have in your fridge or pantry! For this sweet and flavorful recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
- Cooked Leftover Rice: I used leftover cooked jasmine rice from the night before, but feel free to use any leftover white rice, including long grain or basmati rice!
- Sweetened Condensed Milk —For this recipe, use store-bought sweetened condensed milk or sweetened condensed oat/coconut milk. It’s so yummy!
- Vanilla extract —For this recipe, you can use vanilla extract, vanilla bean pods, or vanilla bean powder!
- Cinnamon —Don’t skip the cinnamon in this recipe! It is so delicious! Feel free to omit it, though, if you do not like cinnamon. You can also use a cinnamon stick to add a cinnamon flavor to your milk!
Optional: Raisins—If you like raisins in your rice pudding, add your favorite raisins to this recipe. They get so plump and juicy!
See recipe card for additional details and quantities.
Rice Pudding with Leftover Rice Instructions
For the full instructions and measurements for how to make this delicious recipe, please skip down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post!
Use the following step-by-step instructions for how to make this delicious rice pudding with condensed milk (leftover rice) recipe:
Add your leftover rice, condensed milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon (and raisins if desired) to the pre-heated medium saucepan. Stir well.
Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring often, for 10-15 minutes, or until most of the liquid is absorbed by the rice.
Remove the pan from the heat.
Allow to cool slightly and serve in a small bowl.
Hint: Use your favorite leftover cooked rice for this recipe! You can even use leftover cooked brown rice for extra fiber!
Rice Pudding Substitutions
This sweet and creamy recipe is incredibly simple, making it easy to substitute ingredients for allergy— and diet-friendly alternatives!
- Vegan/Dairy-Free – Feel free to use your favorite vegan sweetened condensed coconut or oat milk in this recipe!
- Kid-friendly—This easy recipe is already super kid-friendly, but feel free to omit the cinnamon if that flavor is too strong for your kiddos!
Creamy Rice Pudding Variations
This recipe is easily customizable with multiple variations and serving suggestions that your whole family will love! Here are some ideas:
Rice Pudding Ingredient Variations:
You can top this comforting dessert with the following toppings:
- Chopped nuts
- Dried fruit like cranberries, craisins, cherries, or dried apricots
- Chocolate chips
- White chocolate chips
- Cocoa nibs
Rice Pudding Serving Variations:
- Amaretto
- Rum Chata
- Rum
- Cherry brandy
Tip: To spice up this rice pudding recipe for the adult family and friends in your life, you can add a dash of liquor. Amaretto, Rum Chata, and cherry brandy go great with it!
Equipment
This recipe is incredibly easy to make, requiring only an 8-quart medium saucepan and a spoon! That’s it! This recipe requires very little equipment and takes only minutes!
Tip: Make these ahead of time and give them to people as gifts! This is the easiest gift to make for birthdays and holidays! I often make these for holiday treat boxes for my friends and family! They are ALWAYS a hit!
Storage
Store this creamy rice pudding in the refrigerator, in an airtight container, for up to 4-5 days. This recipe is so delicious that I doubt it would last that long in the fridge!
You could also freeze this recipe in an airtight container for up to 3 months! Remove it from the freezer to thaw and defrost for about 3-4 hours at room temperature, or add the frozen rice pudding to a medium saucepan and defrost over medium heat. Then serve warm!
Top tips
- You can use your favorite leftover cooked rice for this recipe, or you can use leftover cooked brown rice for extra fiber!
- Make these ahead of time and give them to people as gifts! This is the easiest gift to make for birthdays and holidays!
- If you want to spice up this rice pudding recipe for the adult family and friends in your life, you can spike it with a little liquor and add a little bit of nutmeg or ground cinnamon. Amaretto, Rum Chata, and cherry brandy go great with this rice pudding recipe!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Due to its mild flavor, rice pudding goes with so many ingredients. Serve rice pudding with coffee, tea, brandy, amaretto, or milk. You can also serve rice pudding with cookies, whipped cream, or warm vanilla custard!
Rice pudding is typically stored in the fridge until you are ready to serve it, or you can consume it immediately while warm. It can then be stored for up to four days.
Rice pudding can be served cold or warm. Traditionally, it is served chilled and thickened with a little whipped cream!
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Pairing
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Rice Pudding with Condensed Milk (Leftover Rice)
Equipment
- 1 4 Quart Saucepan with Lid
- 1 Spoon For mixing
Ingredients
Rice Pudding
- 2 Cups Cooked Jasmine rice Leftover, pre-cooked rice
- 1 Cup Sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 Cup Raisins Optional
Instructions
Rice Pudding
- Measure out all of your ingredients. Preheat your medium saucepan to medium heat.
- Add your leftover rice, condensed milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon (optional to add raisins here) to the pre-heated medium saucepan. Stir well.
- Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring often, for 10-15 minutes, or until most of the liquid is absorbed by the rice.
- Remove the pan off of the heat. Allow to cool and enjoy!
I had so much leftover rice and had no idea what to do with it. So glad I found this recipe because the kids love it. And the steps were so easy to follow.
This rice pudding was excellent, plus very and quick to make. I cooked this in the microwave, tired out perfectly.
Yummy 😋
I used basmati, and still tastes good! Might need half a cup more when using that one.
YES! That sounds delicious! Thank you so much for making the recipe!!
MMM good
Thank you SO MUCH! I am so so glad that you enjoyed the recipe!
Had some leftover rice and needed something to do with it. Delicious and easy to make 10/10 highly recommend 👌