15-30 min6-8 servingsAmerican

Vanilla-Scented Rice Pudding

By Pamela Ellgen

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6-8 servings

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15-30 min

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Easy

Vanilla-Scented Rice Pudding
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Recipe Details

Course: Desserts

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 5 min

Cook Time: 8 min

Total Time: 15-30 min

Cooking Technique: Pressure Cook

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Yield: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 whole vanilla bean
  • 3 cups arborio or short-grain white rice
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 4 1/2 cups Water
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream or coconut cream
Rice pudding is comfort food and sophistication all in one dish. The subtly sweetened, fragrant vanilla pudding is creamy and rich without being over the top. It’s ready in a flash in the Instant Pot, so when you’re craving something sweet, you’re all set. Jar Size: 4 cups

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Layer the dry ingredients in the jar in the order listed.
  2. Place all of the jarred ingredients into the Instant Pot. Add 4 1/2 cups of water. Stir to mix. Cover with the lid and ensure the vent is in the “Sealed” position. Pressure Cook or Manual on High for 8 minutes. Allow the steam pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then release any remaining pressure manually. Stir in the heavy cream or coconut cream and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

Ingredient Tip: To split the vanilla bean, make a small cut down one side of the pod. This will allow all of the insides of the vanilla bean to permeate the pudding. To make this recipe vegan and dairy-free, substitute the heavy cream with coconut cream.

About the chef

Pamela Ellgen

Pamela Ellgen

Food writer and cookbook author Pamela Ellgen has written twenty-eight cookbooks, including her latest, The I Love Trader Joe’s Snack Boards Cookbook, to be published by Ulysses Press in December 2023. Other books include The Gluten Free Cookbook for Families: Healthy Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less and bestselling The 5-Ingredient College Cookbook: Easy, Healthy Recipes for the Next Four Years & Beyond. She has also done collaborations with Instant Pot, Beyond Celiac, and Settlers of Catan. Her work has been featured in USA Today, HuffPost, TODAY, Healthline, Outside Magazine, Scary Mommy, and The Pioneer Woman. She has worked as a private chef and taught farm-to-table cooking classes in public schools. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Pamela now lives in sunny Oceanside, California with her fiance and their three boys. She loves surfing, pasta, and wine.

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