Arroz con Leche "Mexican Rice Pudding"

Hi everyone! 

It has been a while since my last post, huh?! Well I want to take a minute to share this recipe, Arroz con Leche, Yummmm......

Last night for some reason I decided to wake up like an hour and a half earlier than usual, so as I was laying there, Arroz con Leche came to mind, sooooo.....I came across a fast and easy recipe on the Food Network website by Marcela Valladolid.  

I have never made Arroz con Leche before, but I have tried it, my moms at least.  It sure was delicious!  

  This is all you need...

• 7 cups water
• 1 cup long-grain white rice
• 1 (4-inch) cinnamon stick
• 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 (14-ounce) can condensed milk
• 1 cup whole milk*
• 3/4 cup golden raisins*
• Ground cinnamon, for dusting

*Instead of me using milk that the recipe called for I decided to use Lowfat Buttermilk and as far as the raisins go, will since I didn't have any, I couldn't use, but it still worked out, that's just optional. :)  Check out how simple this recipe is and pretty fast.....

Directions

Put the water, rice, and cinnamon stick in a medium-size heavy saucepan set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered, and cook until the rice is tender, about 18 minutes. Strain out the liquid, discard the cinnamon and reserve the rice. Return the rice to the saucepan. Stir in the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk. Continue cooking over medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook, uncovered, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, about 20 minutes. Add the raisins, and stir well. Transfer the pudding to a serving bowl. Dust the top of the pudding with ground cinnamon and serve. 

See, i told you it was easy and fast.  You can really taste the buttermilk, Mmmmm....check out my version!

 

Even though I made some minor changes to the recipe, it was still Good Enuf To Eat!

Up next will be some amazing Whoopie Pumpkin Pies, so you may want to keep a lookout.