The rice pudding with instant pot is a sweet and vanilla-flavored rice cooked in the instant pot, also known as an electric pressure cooker, it cooks in a short time and is great to serve as a snack to children, the elderly, and, why not, also for those who love to pamper themselves with a rice and milk-based dessert. After having conquered you with the custard with instant pot this time I offer you a dessert of ancient and humble origins. Although this recipe fits well into the collection of Italian recipes with instant pot, rice pudding also has Turkish and Greek origins, in Turkey it is called Suclac, while in Greece it is called Risogalo, with small variations each country has its rice pudding recipe and I find this wonderful. At the end of this article, you will also find the recipe for sugar-free rice pudding cooked in the instant pot, many of you follow me for my sugar-free desserts and I thought of offering you also the rice pudding with a low glycemic index.
Now let’s see in detail how to make rice pudding in the instant pot and let me know what you think.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 5 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6People
- Cooking methods: Instant pot, Pressure cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons, Christmas
- Energy 329.84 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 57.84 (g) of which sugars 23.91 (g)
- Proteins 7.26 (g)
- Fat 7.71 (g) of which saturated 4.81 (g)of which unsaturated 2.84 (g)
- Fibers 0.55 (g)
- Sodium 134.31 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 170 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for making vanilla rice pudding
- 9 oz Arborio rice (or S.Andrea)
- 3 cups whole milk
- Half vanilla bean
- 6 tablespoons sugar (*)
- 1 oz butter
- 2 pinches salt
What you need
- 1 multicooker with non-stick bottom
- 6 Small bowls
- 1 Wooden spoon
How to make rice pudding in the pressure cooker
Pour the milk into the instant pot, add the scored vanilla bean, rice, and salt. Mix well and close the pot with the lid.
Set the cooking of the rice pudding for 9 minutes either with the rice cooking function or with the pressure function. Both functions use pressure, speeding up the cooking times and should be used with the lid valve closed.
At the end of cooking, let the pot rest closed for 5 minutes, so the rice pudding will finish cooking.
Depressurize the pot by opening its valve, remove the lid, and immediately add the sugar, butter, and mix well with the wooden spoon. Remove the vanilla bean and serve in individual bowls.
More tips from Rosella
Choose rice suitable for soups. Instead of vanilla, you can use 2 untreated orange peels. You can store rice pudding for 24 hours in a cool place, clearly, as it cools it will tend to solidify, becoming like a pudding.
Sugar-free rice pudding in the instant pot
For this low glycemic index rice pudding version, we need to follow the guidelines on how to lower the glycemic index. In this case, instead of sugar, just mix 120 g of erythritol with 25 g of long-chain inulin and add them at the end of cooking, mixing very well. Erythritol has a glycemic index and calories equal to zero, while inulin is a fiber extracted from chicory that serves to regulate the load. 
Sutlac Turkish rice and milk pudding in the instant pot
We can make the rice pudding even more delicious by trying this Turkish version. In this case, we will add a liter of milk, instead of 750 ml, and proceed according to the recipe. At the end of cooking, along with the sugar, we will add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and continue cooking for 5 minutes, always stirring with the pot open. Level the surface of the rice, sprinkle with sugar and chopped nuts to taste. Cover the pot with the oven lid and turn it on at 350°F for 10 minutes. The sutlac will take on a nice golden color on the surface while the base will remain creamy.
If you do not have the oven lid, you can distribute the rice pudding in small cocottes, cover with sugar and nuts, and brown for 8 minutes in an air fryer. This version is also great for using up leftover rice pudding.
Risogalo – Greek recipe – in the electric pressure cooker
In the Greek version, at the end of cooking, just add and mix in a generous dose of ground cinnamon.
Rice pudding
We can use flavored rice pudding cooled down to make rice puddings. Making a shortcrust pastry to fill with rice and maybe some chocolate chips.
