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Arroz con dulce
Puerto Rican sticky rice pudding cooked with coconut milk, evaporated milk, warm spices and raisins.
About Arroz con dulce
Arroz con dulce is a Puerto Rican coconut rice pudding closely associated with Christmas and other holiday tables. This profile follows a family recipe that fixes short-grain rice from its medium-or-short-grain choice and retains the raisin version.
Coconut milk gives the pudding its dominant tropical richness, softened by evaporated milk and sugar. Cinnamon, cloves and ginger create a warm perfume, while raisins add concentrated fruit sweetness through the creamy rice.
The finished pudding is pale and glossy, scattered with dark raisins and often marked by cinnamon. It is thick, sticky and spoonable rather than loose, with tender grains that still remain visible after cooling to room temperature.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Arroz con dulce
Puerto Rican Coconut Arroz con Dulce with Raisins.
- Short-grain riceSticky pudding base
- Canned coconut milkCreamy coconut base
- Evaporated milkConcentrated dairy richness
- Cinnamon sticksWarm spice infusion
- Whole clovesAromatic spice infusion
- Ground gingerWarm peppery spice
- SaltFlavour balance
- SugarSweetness
- RaisinsSweet fruit pockets
- WaterRice soaking medium
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Short-grain rice: . Short-grain rice is fixed from the source's medium-or-short-grain choice
- Canned coconut milk: . The exact canned coconut-milk formulation is not supplied
- Evaporated milk: . The source identifies evaporated milk but not its complete commercial formula
- Cinnamon sticks:
- Whole cloves:
- Ground ginger:
- Salt:
- Sugar:
- Raisins:
- Water:
Origins & food traditions
The Noshery supplies the complete Puerto Rican family recipe selected here, identifying arroz con dulce as a holiday dessert of soaked rice cooked in coconut and evaporated milks with spices. Discover Puerto Rico independently identifies it as a holiday staple and distinguishes its coconut-milk, cinnamon, clove and raisin character from generic dairy rice pudding.
Countries
- Puerto Rico
Cuisines & regions
- Puerto Rican Cuisine