Vegan Arroz con Leche
Yes, Arroz con Leche CAN be made dairy-free! This Vegan Arroz con Leche is both sweet and sticky, and made using white rice, cinnamon and your favorite dairy-free milk for an easy and delicious Mexican rice pudding recipe.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 414kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups long grain white rice
- 2 cups water
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 3 cups dairy free milk or more
- ⅓ cup maple syrup or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Add rice, water and cinnamon sticks to a large saucepan or dutch oven and bring to a boil. Boil rice for 8-10 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed the water.
- Then, remove the cinnamon sticks and add the milk, syrup and vanilla and stir, then bring mixture to to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste test and add more syrup and/or ground cinnamon if desired.
- Serve warm, or place in the refrigerator for a few hours then enjoy cold and enjoy!
Notes
*You may find that you want to add extra milk, and that's fine! If you follow the directions as written, you'll end up with a delicious sticky rice pudding, but there won't be a TON of milk with it because the rice will have absorbed most of it. So, if you like your rice pudding more on the milk-y side (like my husband does), add ½ cup extra milk (or more) once the rice is cooked.
*Calories are per serving
Substitutions: can use long grain brown rice, though the texture won't be as sticky; can use cane sugar instead of maple syrup (start with 2 tablespoon then add more as needed).
Milk: recommend oat milk or soy milk, but ANY dairy free milk will work
Nutrition
Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 696IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 326mg | Iron: 2mg