Old Fashioned Rice Pudding Recipe with Salted Caramel and Toasted Pecans

4.67 from 6 votes

Creamy and rich, Old Fashioned Rice Pudding is a spoon full of heaven. Rice Pudding is a very easy dessert to make and always gets rave reviews.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American/Southern

Keyword bread pudding, dessert, rice

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 416kcal

Author Paula

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Melt 2 tablespoon butter in the bottom of an 8x11.5 inch casserole dish.
Scald milk, this is heated until just before boiling.
Stir rice into milk. Add nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar, and salt and stir.
Temper eggs, then add to milk mixture.
Stir in vanilla.
Add raisins if desired.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes. Center will still be 'shaky'. It will firm as it cools.
Cool on a wire rack.
Serve warm.
Toast nuts and garnish if desired
Top with salted caramel if desired. This can be a homemade or ready-made ice cream topping.

Heat granulated sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly with a high heat resistant spatula or wooden spoon.
Sugar will first form clumps then eventually melt into a thick brown liquid as you stir. Be careful not to burn.
Once sugar is completely melted, immediately add the butter. The caramel will bubble rapidly when the butter is added.
Stir the butter into the caramel until it is completely melted, 2-3 minutes.
Very slowly, drizzle in 1/2 cup of heavy cream stirring as you pour. The mixture will rapidly bubble and splatter when added.
Allow the mixture to boil for 1 minute. It will rise in the pan as it boils.
Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon salt. Allow to cool down before serving.