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Easy Slow Cooker Rice Pudding is rich and creamy. It is flavored with cinnamon for a comforting family favorite!
Slow cooker rice pudding is a cinch to make, especially since it’s all done in the crock pot! My family finished off this rice and milk treat so fast that next time I’ll be making a double batch. Be sure to also try Bread Pudding, Easy Rice Pudding, and Sticky Toffee Pudding.
Slow cooker for the win!
Cooler temperatures are upon us, and at my house that means it’s time for comfort food! Rice pudding has always been a favorite of all of my kiddos. They love it for breakfast, snacks, and dessert (we even have a Mexican Rice Pudding recipe too!)
In the past, I have always used the traditional method of making rice pudding, which requires cooking and stirring in a pan on the stovetop. I decided to try a slow cooker rice pudding recipe. To tell the truth, I was pretty skeptical. I wasn’t sure it would turn out as nice and creamy as my regular recipe.
Fortunately, it turned out great and was beyond simple!!
crockpot Rice Pudding
To make slow cooker rice pudding, you just add all the ingredients (rice, evaporated milk, milk, sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon and salt).
COMBINE & COOK. Whisk this together in the slow cooker and cook for the following:
- HIGH for 2-3 hours
- LOW for 4-5.
Tips, Variations + SToring Info
I cooked mine on HIGH for 2 hours and 45 minutes, and it was perfect. Just a few tips:
- You shouldn’t have to stir the mixture, but we did (just to be safe) half way through cooking
- Grease your crockpot with butter, spray with cooking spray, or use a slow cooker liner to prevent the pudding from sticking to the sides. Cleaning up will be a breeze!
- Rinse your rice in some cold water before adding it to the crockpot. This extra step can help the consistency of your pudding to come out a little smoother.
- If you would like your pudding to turn out lighter in color, wait to add the cinnamon until right before you are ready to serve it.
Variations:
- Add more cinnamon on top when serving if you like the cinnamon taste
- Add raisins or nuts to the mixture if you like those too
STORE rice pudding in a plastic container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove.
To FREEZE, leftover rice pudding store it in a Ziploc freezer bag and when you are ready to use it, defrost it in the fridge overnight. It will keep well for about 3 months.
For more easy, delicious desserts give some of these great recipes a try:
Crock Pot Rice Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup raw rice (I used long grain)
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 2 cups milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a slow cooker. Whisk together to blend in the cinnamon.
- Cook on HIGH for 2-3 hours, or on LOW for 4-5. I cooked mine on HIGH for 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
The taste of the rice pudding is great, but the Rice is still kinda crunchy. Is it supposed to be that way?
What size slow cooker is used for this recipe?
Greetings, I love your recipes, but I tried the slow cooker Arroz con Leche using the 3/4 cup and followed your instructions to the “T” and something happened. The Arroz con Leche was watery, it appeared that the rice was not cooked, etc. I used the long hours on my slow cooker, and still nothing worked. I am going to try the one with more cups of rice, and perhaps try another brand of rice. Any suggestions? Gloria Castillo [email protected] Thank you.
After trying someone’s grandmothers old creamy rice pudding recipe and being very disappointed, I went to my friend Google and selected yours from the variety slow cooker rice pudding recipes. It was the ingredient list and the fact that you rinse your rice that made me try it. I made it for my wife who was in need of some comfort food! A double batch with lots of raisins took about 3 1/2 hours on high with a liner. Stirring about every 1/2 hour to check for doneness. The only thing I will tweak next time will be fresh grated nutmeg on top when it’s served. She said this reminded her of what she had when she was a kid. Success!
Can you use half and half milk and honey instead of sugar
I haven’t tried before, but you could give it a try. You’ll have to let us know how it turns out if you do.
I have an ancient, avocado green round crockpot from the late 60’s. I was so skeptical to try but am over the moon with the results. Rice pudding is a go to comfort dessert in our realm so I am so happy not to be standing and stirring at the stove. This was quick and easy to put together and made the house smell delightful as it came together. Rice (Uncle Bens long grain, rinsed) cooked well and liquid all absorbed into creamy richness. It did take 3 hours on high, I stirred twice during the cooking and added raisins the last 15 mins. I made no other adjustments to the recipe and used PAM spray inside the crock pot. Thank you for this recipe. It will be made many more times. Hint about freezing in small portions made my husband happy as well.
Oh this makes me so happy to hear!! I’m so glad that you found the recipe and gave it a try. And that it was a winner! Thanks for sharing.
NO. Flavor not bad, texture is grotesque. Super thick, gummy, pasty, not at all creamy. Did 4 hrs on low.
Can this recipe be doubled successfully?
Yes, you should be able to double it just fine!
This is not really rice pudding. It’s more of a very sweet risotto.
Thanks for the feedback!
Agree, not a rice pudding. So disappointing. Thick,gooey, not at all creamy.
I tripled the recipe and I am going to wing on the time I have to cook it unless someone knows the answer!!??
Curious to hear how it turned out tripled. Hopefully it was a success! 🙂
My family has always loved my hubby’s rice pudding until I made this recipe now when I ask anyone if the want rice pudding they say as ” as long as mom makes it”. He agrees this is better than his. Delicious!!
Haha! That’s awesome. I’m glad the recipe is a hit with the family!! Thanks for sharing.
Rice came out uncooked and crunchy
It didn’t work out. 😔
Sorry to hear! Thanks for the feedback and giving the recipe a try!
Just made this and used nutmeg instead of cinnamon, it is delicious.
Yum! Sounds like a yummy substitution. So glad to hear you enjoyed the rice pudding.
It looks delicious. Is there 1 kind of rice that works better for this? And do you rinse the rice? Thanks in advance
I typically use long grain rice and I don’t rise mine before. Hope the recipe turns out well for you!
So easy and so delicious . I have been making it forever . I always double this recipe . It reminds me of the delicious recipe my grandmother use to make . I’m a working mom . I have multiple crock pots . I fix dinner in the a.m. before work . One for the main course and one for dessert . Dinner is ready when we get home . Everything stays warm so if some kids get home late from sports they have a home cooked meal ready for them .
Thanks so much for sharing what you do for your dinners. It’s so helpful for us busy moms to get tips from each other! I’m glad you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks so much for trying it!
I have made this recipe twice now and love it. Mine is ready at the 1.5hr mark using a crock pot on slow cook high. I use 3 cups of full cream milk and do not use the evaporated milk. Absolutely delicious 😌
Oh I’m so glad to hear you love this recipe! Thanks for sharing!!
Came out extremely dry after 2 1/2 hours on high. Used instant pot slow cooker setting high.
I’m sorry it did. Thank you for trying them!
The rice never cooked it was still hard even 8hrs after. Finally after 12 hrs in the crock pot I called it quits. Waist of ingredients and time and a huge disappointment!
I’m sorry that happened. Not sure what went wrong. Thanks for trying it!
Me Too! I am in the process of trying today and it’s been almost 6 hours. Rice is not cooked! I wish I would have seen your comment before trying to make it. Such a bummer. I should just shut my crock pot off now and toss in the trash. 🙁
Made this recipe at least 6 or 7 times since finding and saving it last summer during our summer months spent at home because of the Pandemic.
I prepare mine exactly as you do yours stirring half way through on high 2 hours and 45 minutes and it’s always came out lovely. I do add 1 cup raisins and extra cinnamon as I stir at the end just before serving.
Tonight I made it only using 1/2 cup sugar instead of the 3/4 cup in the past as your recipe calls for because I find it a bit sweet and the 1/2 cup was perfect.
Love and recommend this recipe.
A favorite of ours. My daughter loves it.
Thank you so much for saying that!! So happy it’s a favorite of yours!
Tastes good, but took over 4 hours on high to get the rice uncrunchy.
Thank you for trying it 🙂
Hi!
Mine came out horrible LOL! But it was the first time I used my new slow cooker so I’ll try this recipe again this weekend.
The worst was that it was medium brown in colour from the cinnamon and the texture was like a huge lump of paste. So the next time I’m going to use a tiny bit of cinnamon in the recipe and then sprinkle more on after it’s done.
I hope it turns out the second time 😉 Thanks for trying it!
Looking forward to it!!!
I cooked mine on HIGH for 5 hours because after 3 hours the rice was still crunchy. Even after 5 hours the rice is still slightly crunchy. I followed your recipe to the letter and I’m not happy wroth the results.
Hmmm?? Mine was just under 3 hours, which seemed to be perfect. I’m sorry, I wish I knew what happened.
This delicious rice pudding made me cry as it brought me back to my childhood and thoughts of my grandmother. In my family arroz con dulce is a Christmas must as far as deserts go. I have tried numerous recipes and none I tell you none have tasted this fully cooked creamy and delicious. My husband loved it so much as well. Thank you. You made my Thanksgiving.
Very delicious but sticky. Maybe leave the cinnamon out and just to sprinkle before serving.
You can totally add it on top 🙂 Thank you for letting me know!
It had really good flavor but was not creamy at all, the color was tan/light brown I guess BECAUSE of the CINNAMON, I took about 21/2 hours on high I am not sure if I will make it again or just add cooked minute rice to hot vanilla pudding ,
Could sweetened condensed milk work in this RECEIPe too?
I haven’t tried, but possibly 🙂
Is there a reason you specify plastic storage containers in your recipes? There’s no reason glass or ceramic wouldn’t work just as well, and be more healthy.
That is just what I used, but you could use whatever you like 🙂
Yummy. I love this recipe. I add raisins, coconut or chopped dates…
Perfect!! Happy you like it!
measurement for raisins..1 C?
However much you like 🙂
Can I make this recipe in individual ramekins in the crockpot for less time or make the recipe and then put into ramekins in the refrig.
I haven’t made them in the individual ramekins, but I would personally make it, then serve them in those
How big is a servinG
Around 1 cup. Could be a little more than that.
1st time in my life ever making Rice puddIng exActly by your directIons we love it, we made twice so far this week Mixed a cup of rasins And extra cinnamon in just Before serving.
Thank you!
There are so many great options to add! Glad you liked it! Thank you!
At what point should I add raisins?
I would add them right at the end, before serving, but you can add them sooner, if you want them softer.
I was so excited to try this recipe, minimal ingredients, cooked in a slow cooker, what could go wrong?
A lot. I decided to cook it on low for 4.5 hrs. I had fallen asleep, so my pot kept it warm for another 2 hours. That makes it 6.5 hrs. I opened my pot to soup, with uncooked rice. I decided, let me up it to high and cook it for 2.5 hours.
Well, it had definitely thickened up, almost to dulce de leche color and consistency. The rice, while no longer raw was still on the crunchy center side so, after 9 hours on heat, the rice still hadn’t cooked. Tomorrow I’m going to try to rescue it by adding more milk to thin it out, and simmer it on the stovetop.
I’m so disappointed
Hmm..I am so sorry! I haven’t had issues with cooking mine on high for about 2 hrs 45 min. I wish I knew what happened. Thank you for trying it!
I was very happy to find such an easy recipe. I made the rice pudding and I think the crock pot i used always gets hotter than my other crocks so i feel that it was over cooked. it was very good when we ate some warm but after putting it in the frige it dried up. so i just warmed it a little and added more milk like you said . rice pudding was there and then it was all gone.
i will make again, with less cooking time.
i suggest everyone to try the recipe so easy and a great tasting rice pudding
i give it 10 star
Awe, thank you for suggesting it 🙂 I am happy it was gone!
Been trying many recipes for rice pudding for YEARS……No LUCK. THIS SLOW COOKER CHANGED IT ALL. IT IS SOO EASY. Had Everything in the pantry
So I gave it a go. Will absolutely double it next time, which will be soon.
Yay!! I love hearing that!! Love when I have everything to make a recipe! Thank you!
Followed exactly. 3 hrs. later it is like water. Wonder if amount of rice should have been 1 3/4 instead of 3/4.
Did it turn out ok? I hope so! I haven’t had that issue, so not sure what happened.
very delicious, did not last more than a day here! Going to make more and double the recipe
I am glad you tried it!! Thank you for letting me know 🙂
I have a question how much brown sugar should I use in the place of granulated sugar? I prefer brown over the normal type in desserts.
I would do equal amounts 🙂 Enjoy!!
i have never had rice pudding before and i was so surprised how good it was! I will be keeping this recipe and making again1 thanks for the recipe
Rice Pudding is so yummy. This recipe is so simple to make and tasted amazing.
Rice pudding reminds me of my grandmother. Its just one of those comfortAbLe recipes. I love that this version uses the CROCKPOT!!
I was brought up on this stuff. It totally screams comfort to me! I love this crockpot verSion. So simple and so good!
So simple to make and so good!
What can I substitute for evaporated milk? … If you don’t have any, make your own: To produce 1 cup of evaporated milk, simmer 2 1/4 cups of regular milk down until it becomes 1 cup. In many recipes, evaporated milk may also be replaced with a combination of whole milk and half-and-half.May 16, 2017
Ref:
https://www.myrecipes.com › how-to
Thanks for sharing that!!
I love that the crockpot does all the work & that this requires little ingredients! This is such a comforting & delicious dessert!
I can’t have evaporated milk due to an emulsifier intolerance (most all have Carrageenan which is very bad for me). Any suggestions?
What do you usually substitute evaporated milk with?
This delicious rice pudding made me cry as it brought me back to my childhood and thoughts of my grandmother. In my family arroz con dulce is a Christmas must as far as deserts go. I have tried numerous recipes and none I tell you none have tasted this fully cooked creamy and delicious. My husband loved it so much as well. Thank you. You made my Thanksgiving.
hi kara! i love rice pudding but not fond of making it the traditional way. i can see this will be yummy and i will be making it via my favorite thing, the crock pot. thank you for sharing! i like rice pudding with nutmeg as well as cinnamon. Raisins are a must for me and i prefer it cold. never thought of it for breakfast, though, and that will be good! marie
It tastes good, but how to you get it to stay in pudding form? the day after making it I pulled it out of the fridge and it was like sticky rice, not pudding. This is the second rice pudding RECIPE I have tried and they both did the same thing. I starting to give up on rice pudding. I followed the recipe completely. Any help would be great.
Did you try re-heating it? You could add 2-3 tablespoons of milk & re-heat over the stove, stirring. It should get creamy after doing that.
Yummy! I used rum flavored extract cuz did not have vanilla. Hit the spot!
Sounds great! Thank you for sharing that!
This is soooo delicious!!! This will be the only rice pudding I make from now on ????
Woohoo!! I love hearing that! Thank you so much for letting me know!
I’m addicted to rice pudding and this looks fabulous! What size slow cooker did you use to make this? I have a 6 quart slow cooker and I’m wondering if it would be too big for this recipe would work. Doubling or tripling the recipe would make too much pudding for me.
Yes, it would work 🙂 Sometimes when that’s all you have, you work with it. You’ll love it!
HI,
LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THIS RICE PUDDING, SUPER SIMPLE TO MAKE. MY QUESTION IS ARE THERE CERTAIN TYPES OF RICE YOU DON’T RECOMMEND USING…I ONLY HAVE CALROSE ON HAND AND IT TENDS TO BE RATHER STICKY ONCE COOKED.
You know, I have only tried the long grain & don’t make this too often, too know which ones are best or which ones to avoid. I think that would be just fine 😉
What is the serving size/number of servings for the Slow Cooker Rice Pudding?
It just depends on how big your servings are. It doesn’t make a whole lot, so I would double it for more than 4. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much for giving it a try 🙂 Glad you liked the flavor!