Portuguese Sweet Rice Pudding (Arroz Doce) Recipe

When my Avo’ was alive I used to look forward to her smiling face,  bountiful meals, and desserts. I am not even kidding when I say that woman (God bless her) could cook from morning till night just to put a smile on her family’s face. She was selfless, and loved to cook for other’s!

Her recipes were some that I have been trying to recreate from memory, but there is no comparison to some of her traditional Portuguese dishes like her Arroz Doce (Portuguese Sweet Rice Pudding).

Molassadas, Sweet Bread, and arroz doce were some of my favorites that she made practically weekly. I love the lemony, sweet, creamy rice so much that I would eat more than I probably should have.

It was only 9 years later that I decided I wanted to tackle this recipe. I decided to use most of the homemade butter I made from my Roaring Brook Dairy, Fresh and Creamy Butter Kit.

That homemade touch made this pudding a hit!

Homemade Portuguese Sweet Rice (Arroz Doce) Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 Lemon Rinds
• 2 cups white rice-short, rounded grain
• 2 cups of water
• 6 cups of whole milk
• 2 cups of white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Cinnamon
• 6 Eggs Yolks
• 4 Tablespoons of butter
• 1 pinch of salt

Directions *Follow Carefully:

1. In a thick stock pot, add your milk, water, butter, and rice bring these items to a simmer over medium heat
2. Once your rice is simmering add your lemon rinds, pinch of salt, and sugar
3. Cook over Low heat for 25 minutes-stir frequently 
4. Separate your egg yolks
5. After 25 minutes, remove rice from heat, and stir in 1 egg yolk at a time
6. Place pot back on burner and cook on low heat for 5 minutes-stir frequently
7. You can remove the lemon rinds if you want, but I personally LOVE them, and for us that is what makes this dish so scrumptious!
8. top with a generous amount of cinnamon
9. Place in a nice serving dish, a Pyrex, or in individual cups. Refrigerate any leftovers

If you love sweet, delicious things then our Homemade Portuguese Sweet Rice Pudding Recipe is sure to be a hit! Best of all, this recipe is also gluten free!

If you like gluten free recipes, you may also like these desserts:

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Homemade Portuguese Sweet Rice Pudding (Arroz Doce)

A Portuguese lemony, sweet, creamy rice pudding. 

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time40 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Portuguese

Keyword: rice pudding

Servings: 12 people

Calories: 385kcal

Author: Amy

Ingredients

• 2 whole lemon rinds
• 2 cups white rice, short grain
• 2 cups water
• 6 cups whole milk
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 6 egg yolks
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions

• In a thick stock pot, add your milk, water, butter, and rice bring these items to a simmer over medium heat
• Once your rice is simmering add your lemon rinds, pinch of salt, and sugar
• Cook over Low heat for 25 minutes-stir frequently 
• Separate your egg yolks
• After 25 minutes, remove rice from heat, and stir in 1 egg yolk at a time
• Place pot back on burner and cook on low heat for 5 minutes-stir frequently
• You can remove the lemon rinds if you want, but I personally LOVE them, and for us that is what makes this dish so scrumptious!
• top with a generous amount of cinnamon
• Place in a nice serving dish, a Pyrex, or in individual cups. Refrigerate any leftovers

Nutrition

Serving: 8oz | Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 8.9% | Vitamin C: 0.3% | Calcium: 17.4% | Iron: 3.6%