By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 4
309 cal · 120 min
Baked Rice Pudding
Recipe GLPR2135d311117eba
A creamy, comforting baked rice pudding made with simple ingredients: tender rice cooked slowly in milk sweetened with sugar. The gentle oven heat transforms these basics into a silky dessert with a soft, custard-like consistency. Perfect served warm or chilled, this classic pudding requires minimal effort and delivers maximum comfort.
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Ingredients
1/3 cup white rice (any variety)
1/2 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
4 cups whole milk
Directions
Preheat your oven to 325°F (160°C). Lightly butter a 2-quart baking dish or similar oven-safe vessel.
In the prepared baking dish, combine the raw white rice, sugar, and salt. Stir well to distribute the ingredients evenly.
Pour the milk over the rice mixture and stir to combine, ensuring the rice is submerged as much as possible.
Place the baking dish, uncovered, in the preheated oven. Bake for approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, stirring occasionally (every 20–30 minutes) to prevent the rice from settling to the bottom and to help it cook evenly.
The pudding is ready when the rice is very tender and the mixture has thickened to a creamy consistency with a slight jiggle when gently shaken. The top may be lightly golden.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. Serve warm, or refrigerate and serve chilled, as preferred.
Comments
Every ingredient is a staple at every Charlotte grocer—white rice, sugar, salt, and milk are as cheap and available as it gets, with the whole dish likely under $3 total. The stated 120 minutes is honest for a baked pudding, though most of that is unattended oven time, so weeknight feasibility depends on your schedule. This is straightforward comfort food that reheats reasonably well and needs no special attention once it's in the oven, making it reliable for a family dessert. The only reason this isn't a 5.0 is that plain rice pudding without eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, or nutmeg is pretty austere—it lands as technically correct but uninspired.
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