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Arroz doce

Contains egg (no meat or fish)

Creamy rice pudding cooked with milk, lemon peel and cinnamon, enriched with egg yolks and decorated with cinnamon lattice patterns.

Arroz doce is a Portuguese dessert from Portugal, ready in about 1 hour 55 minutes and made with short-grain rice and milk. It serves 8 and is rated easy to cook.

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Prep
5 min
Cook
50 min
Rest
1 h
Total
1 h 55 min
Serves
8
Level
Easy
Calories
278

Ingredients

8 servings

For cooking

To decorate

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Simmer the rice in the water with the salt, lemon peel (opens in a new tab) and cinnamon (opens in a new tab) stick until the water is absorbed.

  2. Step 2

    Add the hot milk (opens in a new tab) a ladle at a time, stirring often, until the rice is very soft and creamy.

    • 35 min
    • low heat

  3. Step 3

    Stir in the sugar (opens in a new tab) until dissolved. Remove the peel and cinnamon (opens in a new tab) stick. Off the heat, temper the yolks with a little pudding and stir them in; return to low heat for 2 minutes without boiling.

    • 5 min
    • low heat

  4. Step 4

    Pour onto a platter or into bowls, cool and decorate with ground cinnamon (opens in a new tab) in a lattice or names, as is the custom.

    About this dish

    Origin
    Portugal · Well documentedAlso popular in BrazilMore food from Portugal
    Dish
    Dessert · Desserts
    Cooking method
    Simmered
    Taste
    sweet, creamy, aromatic / warmly spiced
    Diet
    Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · No gluten ingredients · No nut ingredients
    All labelsVegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · No gluten ingredients · No nut ingredients · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free · Low-fat · Low-sodium · DASH-style
    Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
    Good for
    Make-ahead · Festive & celebration · Budget-friendly
    Cook more with
    Short-grain rice · Milk · Lemon zest · Cinnamon · Sugar · Egg yolk
    Techniques
    Simmering

    Allergens

    • Contains: Milkfrom milk
    • Contains: Eggsfrom egg yolk

    Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

    Nutrition

    278 kcal per serving

    Calculated

    1 serving ≈ 235 g · recipe makes 8

    Where the energy comes from

    • Protein 10%
    • Carbohydrate 71%
    • Fat 19%
    Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
    NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
    Energy278 kcal118 kcal
    Protein6.7 g2.9 g
    Carbohydrate49.5 g21.1 g
    Net carbohydrate——
    Sugars——
    Added sugars22.5 g9.6 g
    Fibre——
    Fat6 g2.6 g
    Saturated fat3 g1.3 g
    Trans fat——
    Cholesterol82 mg35 mg
    Sodium79 mg34 mg
    Salt equivalent0.2 g0.1 g
    Vitamins & minerals per serving
    Potassium
    202 mg
    Calcium
    169 mg
    Iron
    0.5 mg
    Magnesium
    21 mg
    Vitamin A (RAE)
    —
    Vitamin C
    2 mg
    Vitamin D
    2 µg
    Vitamin B12
    0.7 µg
    Folate (DFE)
    17 µg

    How these numbers were made

    • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
    • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
    • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
    • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

    Good to know

    Storage

    • Keeps 3 days refrigerated.

    Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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    What the dish is built around

    Main ingredient

    Used in steps 1, 2, 3

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