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Hotel Rice Pudding

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- 8
- COOK TIME
- 45 Min
Save room for dessert! Our Hotel Rice Pudding is one you won't want to pass up. Inspired from a popular recipe often used by hotel chefs for generations, this creamy comfort food just sticks to your ribs.
What You'll Need
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 pint sour cream
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries
- 3 cups cooked long- or whole-grain rice (not instant)
What to Do
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 1-1/2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
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In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. With an electric mixer, beat in eggs one at a time. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
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Pour into prepared dish and bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until center is set.
Notes
- If you love rice pudding as much as we do and want to whip up some in a hurry, you've gotta try our Quick-as-a-Wink Rice Pudding!
- Looking for more of our best rice recipes? Then be sure to check out our collection of Simple Rice Recipes: 29 Chicken and Rice Recipes, Rice Pudding Recipes, and More.
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Want even more of the best pudding recipes? Check 'em out in our free eCookbook, The Proof is in the Pudding: 20 Amazing Bread Pudding Recipes, Rice Pudding Recipes, & More!
Nutritional InformationShow More
Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Calories 383
- Calories from Fat 179
- Total Fat 20g 31 %
- Saturated Fat 11g 56 %
- Trans Fat 0.2g 0 %
- Protein 6.7g 13 %
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Cholesterol 125mg 42 %
- Sodium 246mg 10 %
- Total Carbohydrates 47g 16 %
- Dietary Fiber 1.5g 6 %
- Sugars 28g 0 %
joanne99 8039650
Nov 02, 2015
I am not very impressed with the lack of civility in the comments. Why would people feel the need to be so catty? Cannot a cook agree to disagree?
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LBurritt
Feb 03, 2016
I agree! I see something different I give it a try!
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jkschmid 5867446
Feb 04, 2015
I would never make rice pudding with sour cream. I cook the rice in whole milk, but you can use low fat or skim milk. Just not as yummy and creamy. Add eggs beaten with sugar, tempering the egg mixture so it doesn't curdle, add raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg. Sometimes we eat it wam with a little more milk or cream. What a treat!!!!
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rsansi 9715004
Jul 05, 2014
Arborio rice (fat short grain) is the best for rice pudding!
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dojobo
Apr 08, 2014
good grief, dearcat.My grandmother, mother and I made/make a chocolate rice pudding that has little in common with this recipe and your recipe and it is still a rice pudding. It is heavenly for chocolate lovers. My recipe is well over 100 years old but so are many other things that I cook.
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steinert 5714632
Nov 02, 2015
That sounds so good. Can you post the recipe?
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meatandtaters
Sep 30, 2013
My Goodness, dearcat. 100 years ago cars had crank handle starters. They DON'T today but they are still cars. Things change. This is just a DIFFERENT recipe for rice pudding. If yours is sooo goood why don't you tell us what it is instead of how old it is and the fact that this one is NOT rice pudding?
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dearcat
Jun 13, 2013
I leave out the cherries and add nutmeg and raisins. Wonderbar!
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Member 8257561
Sep 13, 2013
it's already got raisins in it!
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bettys12 6386845
Apr 01, 2013
Baked Rice Pudding is soul food -surely from our Grams- the cherries should definitely be "optional" But this is classic, abd great!
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dearcat
Jun 13, 2013
This recipe is not rice pudding. I am 76 and have made rice pudding for more than 60 years. My mother nor I used sour cream. It is made with whole milk, canned milk, nutmeg, cinnamon, eggs, sugar, vanilla and raisins and, of course, with cooked rice. Also, sprinkle nutmeg on top prior to cooking. My recipe is more than 150 years old.
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dshapiro2130 0557699
Feb 10, 2013
Ok I made the rice pudding today and only had 1 and half c of sour cream and of course 1 pint is 2c. and I put in 1/2 rasions and 1/2 dried crainberrys, also almost a full up of crushesd pineapple. What I do is I mixed the sugar and butter then I put in dried fruit which I soaked then the eggs and still mix and put everthing in and mixed well. I baked for 45 min., but needed more time for me about 15 min more. Then I took out and mixed it after done. It was creamie, but I think I liked the way my mother made it. She used milk cause i never herd of sour cream. To me It was ok, but creamie. So if anyone makes this please tell me how your turns out. Oh well Like I said in my last post I like to experiment. Oh well, but I will eat. Have a great day all of you. Oh PS I did put a little bit more rice in.
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dshapiro2130 0557699
Feb 09, 2013
Ok I know this is going sound crazy, but I love to experiment. I am going to put some crushed pineapple in also and add just a little bit more rice cause of the liguid, also I have some dried crandberries so mabey I'll use half raisons and half cranberrys. I am going to try today and let you all know how it comes out. I just love trying new things. When I read a recipe I always think what if you can put this or that in it and if it comes out bad Oh well I tried. Thank you for all the good recipes.
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Kamicat
Aug 25, 2012
Cooked Rice! Just as the recipe says. If people wold just read it before asking stupid questions!
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whosyournana 9622226
Aug 24, 2012
will add nutmeg, when i add 1tsp cinnamon i also add 1/2 tsp nutmeg, even in french toast
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faith 2001028
Aug 24, 2012
hmm, never tried rice pudding but will give it a shot :)
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joannbirkholz 3830839
Apr 30, 2012
I'd like to know the cards etc. as I'm a dibetic and trying to watch all that stuff.
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Red Headed Stranger
Sep 15, 2013
This basic recipe has rice, sugar, cherries in syrup (maraschino) and raisins. Probably, a diabetic should steer clear of this recipe.
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GENE D
Apr 26, 2012
3 cups of water and 1 1/2 cups of rice cooked gives you 3 cups of rice.take 3 cups of water and micro wave on high for 5 minutes add rice and micro wave additional 5 minutes. stir and microwave for12 minutes on 50%.stir with a fork and you have the rice you need.
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dougfrench1946 5926080
Apr 25, 2012
3 cups of long grain rice before or after you cook it???
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jek0099 4193202
Apr 25, 2012
It says 3 cups cooked rice, so you cook your rice as you would for any purpose, then measure 3 cups of it for this recipe. Measure it after you cook it :)
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need2know
Feb 11, 2012
Adding a pinch of nutmeg is also wow!
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christianwoman51 3574090
Oct 08, 2011
I never had cherries & sour cream in rice pudding before. But I will try it.
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Member 4309067
May 09, 2011
I will have to leave out the cherries because my husband does not like cherries. But I think that won't hurt the taste.
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Anniesazi
Apr 08, 2011
To: claraandjimbo 0452735 The recipe calls for 3 cups of COOKED rice, so the moisture content is probably just fine. I will have to try this one. I regret that I didn't get my grandmother's rice pudding recipe, but this sounds similar as her's was a backed custard as well, and oh so yummy!
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claraandjimbo 0452735
Apr 08, 2011
I PRESUME THE LONG GRAIN RICE IS UNCOOKED? SOUNDS LIKE NOT ENOUGHT MOISTURE, BUT I'LL TRY IT ANYWAY.
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redheadev
Jan 12, 2011
Similar to my mothers recipe, except she used milk instead of sour cream, and it made a custard on top of the rice pudding,also,no maraschino cherries
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jackie2830
Aug 24, 2012
Wow do I remember your Mom's baked rice pudding.....if she's around my age 62, she probably got the recipe from the same Betty Crocker cookbook I spent using for many years...and yes, the custard formed/sat on top....so yummy. In fact, think I may make that one after this one. I put raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg in that recipe. Thanks for the memory Ev!
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dearcat
Jun 13, 2013
Exactly. 100 years ago, they did not have "sour cream" as we know it. I am 76 and my recipe is more than 150 years old. if it is not custard, it is not real rice pudding.
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nugzshields 6652951
Dec 12, 2010
try a cup of vanilla ice cream instead of sour cream. this is what your looking for.
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