Sweet & Morning · Latin American & Caribbean · American
Arroz con Leche
Cook Now867kcal23.5g protein18.7g fat150.4g carbs~$1.59/ serving*Estimates computed from the ingredient list; cost uses average US supermarket prices. Not a substitute for packaging measurements or your receipt.
VegetarianPescatarianNo porkNo alcohol · check
Contains: dairy
Ingredients
Servings:
| 1 cup | rice (short or long grain, rinsed) |
| 2 cup | water |
| 1 unit | cinnamon (stick, plus ground for serving) |
| 1 unit | lime (a wide strip of peel, no pith) |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| 2 cup | milk (whole) |
| ¾ cup | sweetened condensed milk |
| 1 tsp | vanilla extract |
| ½ cup | raisins (the eternal debate, in for the last 10)optional |
| ½ cup | evaporated milk (a splash, for the tres-leches-leaning tables)optional |
Method
- simmer15 minrice + water + cinnamon stick + lime peel + salt, lid ajaruntil the water is absorbed and the rice is tender — the aromatics infuse the grain itself in this stage, which is why they enter now and not with the milk; the lime peel is the Latin signature that surprises the rice-pudding audience and converts most of it
- simmer20 minmilk + condensed milk in, medium-low, stirred oftenthe milks into the cooked rice at a gentle bubble, stirred with increasing honesty as it thickens — the starch releasing into the milk is what makes the pudding, and the pot floor is where it wants to catch; done when a spoon dragged through leaves a slow-closing path, which is looser than the final texture because the cooling thickens it one more time
- season3 minoff heat: vanilla, raisins if using, peel and stick outthe aromatics retired, vanilla in — and the serving-temperature schism every family maintains: warm from the pot with ground cinnamon (the abuela service) or chilled overnight into sliceable-thick (the deli-cup service); the entry declines to rule, and the pot conveniently allows both