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    Published: Nov 25, 2020 · Modified: Feb 9, 2023 by Gus · This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking through my links.

    Creamy Cardamom Rice Pudding

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    Although rice pudding is often considered a children's dish, this recipe for creamy cardamom rice pudding proves that it can be just as enjoyable for adults. The sweet and fragrant flavor of cardamom pairs perfectly with the creamy rice, making for a delicious dessert that is perfect for colder weather.

    cardamom rice pudding served with cinnamon container on the back.
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    Best of all, rice puddings are easy to make and require only a few simple ingredients. So if you're looking for something tasty and comforting to enjoy after dinner, give this recipe a try!

    This Aromatic and Creamy Rice Pudding takes me back to my childhood. In Latin America, we call it Arroz con Leche (Rice with Milk), but being a fan of Indian Food, I decided to make a delicious spin-off!

    Jump to:
    • 🤔 How to make rice pudding
    • 🧾 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 💡Pro tips
    • 🧂 Spices
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🥢 How to serve
    • 🍷 Wine pairing
    • ❓FAQ
    • 📚 More healthy vegan dessert recipe
    • 📋 Recipe
    • 🌡️ Food safety
    • 💬 Reviews and Comments

    🤔 How to make rice pudding

    You can make the original and basic version of a homemade rice pudding with three ingredients: milk, rice, and sugar.

    I made a couple of changes and made something more similar to the classic Indian Kheer, which has the same ingredients. Citrusy desserts are at the top of my list, so I added clementine to this version; I also made it vegan to make it more flavorful and nutritious.

    🧾 Ingredients

    creamy cardamom pudding ingredients.

    In this easy rice pudding recipe, we use

    • Basmati rice
    • Oats
    • Coconut oil
    • Organic palm sugar or unrefined brown sugar

    Add some lovely sweet spices to make your pudding memorable

    • Cardamom pods or ground cardamom
    • Cinnamon
    • Nutmeg
    • Cloves
    • Oat milk or water

    Optional: a touch of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.

    It also added a touch of acidity and flavor using Clementines.

    See quantities and complete instructions in the recipe card.

    🔪 Instructions

    • Cook. Add milk, basmati rice, brown sugar, oats, coconut oil, or water in a medium-sized pot on medium heat. Add the vanilla extract at this point if you decide to use it.
    • Let it boil for about 25 minutes, and cook, stirring occasionally.
    • Peel the clementine carefully, saving peeling to decorate (if you wish to). Next, add the raisins and the clementine juice and keep stirring frequently.
    • Reduce heat and bring to a gentle simmer for additional 10 minutes and remove it from heat. Also, remove the cardamom pods.
    • Serve warm in small cups and let them cool.
    • Garnish. Add the coconut flakes and decorate with the clementine peelings.
    bag of clementines.

    So for those of you who like easy clementine recipes, this one is for you!

    Tip: you can serve warm but also out of the fridge.

    💡Pro tips

    The key here is to add lovely aromas, so we want to use Sweet Spices, such as Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cardamom, and Cloves.

    I am a fan of Indian food, so I went for a couple of them. I recommend picking up your favorite spice, making it the principal, and letting the other do the accompanying.

    rice pudding served with clementine peels.

    Play with ingredients such as nuts, rose water, or orange blossom water. They all go very well with this dish, as it is hard to mess it up.

    🧂 Spices

    I use a minimum of three for this Easy Creamy Cardamom Rice Pudding.

    Play with what you have available in your kitchen; add as many "sweet" spices as you have. Remember that spices are non-caloric, contribute amazingly to a healthy body, and keep a great immune system.

    Cardamom is an ancient remedy that may have many medicinal properties.

    opening Cardamom pod to see the seeds.

    It may lower blood pressure, improve breathing, and aid weight loss.

    Cinnamon to Lower Blood Sugar.

    small bowl with rice pudding.

    Aside from its many culinary uses, Nutmeg contains potent anti-inflammatory plant compounds that act as antioxidants. These may improve mood, blood sugar control, and heart health.

    You can also simply add a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice mix to the boiling rice pudding.

    cardamom rice puddings in a table with cardamom pods.

    Optionally: I like to give it a nice touch with the juice of a clementine (similar in taste to a small mandarine but sweeter) or a mandarine.

    📖 Variations

    Make it an Oat milk rice pudding, simply replacing the water with freshly made oat milk. It only takes a couple of minutes to make.

    You can also use almond milk. These variations will make your creamy cardamom pudding even richer and creamier.

    🥢 How to serve

    You can also add brown sugar candied walnuts as a luscious topping!

    We enjoy this simple dessert with vegan golden milk, another great Indian-inspired recipe that is perfect for tea time or a cozy fall mid-afternoon snack.

    🍷 Wine pairing

    • France - Sweet - Alsace, Selection of Grains Nobles (Riesling or Gewurztraminer)
    • Germany - Sweet - Auslese (Riesling)
    • Hungary - Sweet - Tokaji Aszú 3 or 5 Puttonyos (Furmint, Hárslevelü and others)
    • France - Sweet - Sauternes or Cadillac (Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc)

    ❓FAQ

    can you freeze rice pudding?

    Simply place the pudding into an airtight container and store it in the freezer for up to two months. When you're ready to enjoy the pudding, thaw it overnight in the fridge before reheating it on the stove or in the microwave.

    how to tell if a clementine is bad?

    Knowing when a clementine is bad and should be thrown out can be tricky. Sometimes it's hard to tell just by looking at it, so here are a few tips to help you determine if your clementines are spoiled or not:
    Smell – sniffing the clementine can give you an indication of whether it’s still good. If a sour smell comes from the fruit, that could mean it’s gone off and should not be eaten.
    Texture – unripe clementines will have thick, firm skin that won’t easily peel away, and ripe ones will have thin, soft skin that peels relatively easily with minimal force. A mushy texture between your fingers might indicate rot or spoilage on the inside of the fruit, so if possible, you could try cutting into it to check for any signs of discoloration or mold growth before eating it.
    Visual Inspection - look for signs of decay, such as brown spots or discoloration on the outer skins and bulging where some sections may have been compressed due to pressure building up within them over time (this indicates fermentation).
    If you see any blemishes like these, then throw them away immediately!

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    Let's get cooking!

    Take a look at this additional pudding recipe:

    Oats and Chia Pudding

    For a fresher summery dessert option, check out the vegan berry ice cream or the peanut butter banana ice cream.

    📚 More healthy vegan dessert recipe

    • Pangiallo Romano
    • Healthier Version Pangiallo Romano
    • Pumpkin pie
    • Plátanos en Tentación (Temptation Plantains)
    • Pumpkin parfait (overnight oats)
    • 3-ingredient oat milk chia pudding

    And our latest creation that makes both healthy breakfast and desserts, the We love using pistachio cream as we do in our chocolate chia pudding recipe and lemon blueberry overnight oats.

    More about the benefits of spices

    If you are curious about all the Benefits of Oats.

    If you try this Indian rice pudding recipe, let us know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don't forget to tag a photo #ourplantbasedworld on Instagram. Cheers!

    📋 Recipe

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    Creamy Cardamom Rice Pudding

    Gus
    This Creamy and aromatic Rice pudding takes me back to my childhood. This is a Vegan version closer to the famous India Kheer.
    5 from 14 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast & Brunch, Sweet
    Cuisine Comfort Food, Indian-Inspired, Latin American
    Servings 6 Servings
    Calories 226 kcal

    Equipment

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    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 cup brown rice aromatic Basmati, white or any other long rice will do
    • 10 pods cardamom
    • ⅔ cups old fashioned rolled oats gluten-free organic
    • 2 ½ cups water or oat milk, almond milk
    • ½ cup raisins
    • 1 clementine or mandarine juice
    • 1 stick cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
    • 2 tablespoon palm sugar organic, or maple syrup
    • 1 teaspoon coconut oil optional

    Optional to decorate:

    • 1 tablespoon coconut flakes
    • 4 slices of clementine or mandarine peeling
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    Directions
     

    • Cook. Place all the ingredients except for the raisins, coconut flakes and clementine, in a medium-sized pot on medium-low heat.
    • Let it simmer for about 25-30 minutes.
    • Peel the clementine carefully, saving peeling to decorate (if you wish to). Add the raisins and the clementine juice.
    • Let it cook for additional 10 minutes and remove it from heat.
    • Serve warm in small cups and let them cool.
    • Garnish. Add the coconut flakes and decorate with the clementine peelings.

    Notes

    If using coconut oil, add it together with all the ingredients, while simmering. It adds an extra coconut flavor. Omit if following a WFPB.
    You can also have this dessert warm but watch out; the raisins might be extra hot.
    It is also delicious having it cold, just the cups in the fridge for about 2 hours before consuming it.
    Wine Pairing by our Sommelier Ramón Barreiro @pejo_barreiro
    France - Sweet - Sauternes or Cadillac (Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc)
    France - Sweet - Alsace, Selection of Grains Nobles (Riesling or Gewurztraminer)
    Germany - Sweet - Auslese (Riesling)
    Hungary - Sweet - Tokaji Aszú 3 or 5 Puttonyos (Furmint, Hárslevelü and others)

    Nutrition Facts

    Calories: 226kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 12mgPotassium: 246mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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    Nutrition Facts
    Creamy Cardamom Rice Pudding
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    226
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    2
    g
    3
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    6
    %
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Sodium
     
    12
    mg
    1
    %
    Potassium
     
    246
    mg
    7
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    49
    g
    16
    %
    Fiber
     
    4
    g
    17
    %
    Sugar
     
    5
    g
    6
    %
    Protein
     
    4
    g
    8
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    2
    IU
    0
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    7
    mg
    8
    %
    Calcium
     
    50
    mg
    5
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
     
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    • Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
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    1. Raquel Thomas says

      August 03, 2022 at 9:13 am

      Would quick oats change the texture? I have a huge container I need to use up.

      Reply
      • Gus says

        August 03, 2022 at 5:11 pm

        It might change the texture slightly, but I wouldn't let that stop me from making this rice pudding. Simply cook according to package directions, I would try a small batch first. Let us know how it turns out.

        Reply
    2. Maria San Juan says

      January 04, 2022 at 11:07 pm

      5 stars
      Would love to make this! Thanks for sharing! Will definitely make this for my family!

      Reply
    3. Mirlene says

      January 04, 2022 at 10:56 pm

      5 stars
      This meal sound so delicious. I cannot wait to try it.

      Reply
    4. Sharon says

      January 04, 2022 at 10:30 pm

      5 stars
      The spices in this rice pudding add such wonderful flavor and depth to it.

      Reply
    5. Aimee Mars says

      September 15, 2021 at 7:55 pm

      5 stars
      Oh, this looks heavenly! I used to frequent Rice to Riches a rice pudding shop in NYC when I lived there and I haven't had any since moving. This looks like a perfect recipe to try at home.

      Reply
    6. Rika says

      September 15, 2021 at 7:11 pm

      5 stars
      This rice pudding looks so delicious and healthy! I think the cardamom will add a nice warm and complex aroma to the pudding.

      Reply
    7. Patty at Spoonabilities says

      September 15, 2021 at 6:36 pm

      5 stars
      Oh I do have to give your Indian version of Arroz con Leche a try! I'm such a fan of rice pudding and these new and exotic flavors in this recipe are sure to be a hit!

      Reply
    8. Diana Reis says

      September 15, 2021 at 6:15 pm

      5 stars
      This is comfort in a bowl. Before even tasting it, the smell was amazing.

      Reply
    9. Petro says

      September 15, 2021 at 5:55 pm

      5 stars
      This sounds too delicious! I had arroz con leche many times before but never this version. A must try!

      Reply
    10. Taly says

      August 16, 2021 at 8:16 pm

      5 stars
      Qué rico! Siempre me gustó el arroz con leche y también incursionar en cosas nuevas dentro de la pastelería y los postres, así que pronto implementaré esta nueva versión!

      Reply

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