Easy Crockpot Rice Pudding

Rich and creamy!

Traditionally, rice pudding is either oven-baked or cooked on top of the stove.  This one just cooks in the crockpot for a couple of hours. All you have to do is put a few ingredients into your slow cooker, turn it on and...go take a nap! Hehe!

Anyway, the last few nights, I've been craving some rice pudding, but in this heat, there was no way I was going to turn my oven on or stand over a boiling pot on the stove. Not me! Time to search the "webber-net" for an easier way to satisfy this hunger. Turns out my efforts were not in vain! 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup long-grain white rice

4 cups milk

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup butter

1 tsp. cinnamon (if desired)

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions:

Rinse rice under cold water. (This removes excess starch)

Add all ingredients into the crockpot and mix until sugar is dissolved.

Set temperature to high and let cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours until rice is cooked and liquid is creamy.

Yields: 4 good size servings

A Tip from Grammy:

-Additions include raisins, dried cranberries, chocolate chips or cut up fruit.

-Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon or a cinnamon stick.

-Cooking time may vary depending on you slow cooker. Check it after 10-15 minutes to ensure it's just a light simmer, not a boil.

Be encouraged!

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 

                                                                                                   -2 Corinthians 3:17