This vegan coconut rice pudding is smooth and creamy and makes the perfect warming treat! It’s made with all natural ingredients and is refined sugar-free, so it’s healthy enough to enjoy as a breakfast or dessert!
As soon as September rolls around all I can think about is Fall. Even though it’s still warm out, my mind goes straight to pumpkin spice recipes, oatmeal recipes and warming recipes that feel like a hug in a bowl!
So as you can imagine I’m EXTREMELY excited about this vegan coconut rice pudding! This recipe has all those cozy warming vibes but still feels fresh and not too heavy.
Stovetop rice pudding
Rice pudding is soft, creamy, and has a really neutral flavour compared to eating oats or some other porridges, which makes it the perfect for flavouring it how you like. This recipe can be made in one pot directly on the stove.
This rice pudding features cinnamon and cardamom as the star ingredients and gets a little extra flavour zing from some orange zest. Seriously, guys, this is the only rice pudding recipe you’ll ever need.
How to make coconut rice pudding
- Cook the coconut milk with the cardamom pods to infuse the coconut milk with cardamom flavour.
- Add the rest of the flavouring and the rice and let cook until nice and creamy.
- Remove from the pot and top with any toppings you love!
A Rice pudding recipe with no eggs
The combination of the milk and rice makes a very creamy texture, so you won’t miss or need the eggs like in traditional rice pudding!
This vegan coconut rice pudding can be made for breakfast or dessert. It’s made with coconut milk to give it
Tips for making this recipe perfectly
- Use Jasmin rice or arborio rice in this recipe for best results. These will give you a creamier rice pudding.
- Use cooked rice in this recipe. It’s great for using leftover rice, and also makes it faster to make.
- There are so many rice pudding topping options you can go for! I love adding some fresh berries, hemp seeds and some cinnamon, but any types of fruits, nuts, seeds, chocolate, jams, granola…etc. would be delicious! The possibilities are endless!
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Vegan coconut rice pudding
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cook
- Cuisine: American
Description
The creamiest rice pudding loaded with coconut milk and flavoured with cardamom and cinnamon!
Ingredients
- 1 can light coconut milk
- 12 cardamom pods (can sub 1/2 tsp ground cardamom)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cups cooked rice (I used jasmine rice)
- 2 tsp orange zest
Instructions
- Place the coconut milk and cardamom pods in a small pot on medium-high heat. Let bubble for one minute, then reduce heat to low and let simmer for 10 minutes to infuse the coconut milk with the cardamom.
- Using a spoon, remove the cardamom pods.
- Add the cinnamon, vanilla extract and maple syrup and stir until combined.
- Next, add the rice and let simmer on medium-low heat for 10 minutes until the rice becomes nice and creamy.
- Stir in the orange zest.
- Top the rice pudding with fresh berries, shredded coconut, maple syrup, or any other toppings you like!
Notes
Use Jasmin rice or Arborio rice for best results.
If using uncooked rice, just follow package directions for cooking and use about 3/4 cup uncooked.
Store leftovers in the fridge. You may need to add a bit more liquid when reheating so the rice pudding stays nice and creamy! Use any type of rice you like for this recipe. White rice or brown rice both work well.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 293
- Sugar: 6g
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
Keywords: Vegan rice pudding recipe, rice pudding with cooked rice
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Could nutmeg be substituted for the cardamom, and if so, how much?
hi pj, yes forsure! I’d suggest using about 1/4 tsp nutmeg.
Can you use ground cardamom? I don’t know where to get pods
Hi Hannah, yes you definitely can! 🙂
I love how little sugar is in this! You could easily increase the sugar to make it a dessert or load up the sweet toppings like coconut whip and fruit. I think I’ll try this with Arborio rice – would that work?
Delicious and super easy!
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Thank you Vicki! Glad you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
This recipe is so tasty! Every morning I eat this bowl to get a lot of energy and a good start in the day! Love your ideas and recipes!
Thank you Bibi! I love eating this for breakfast on cold winter days!
Absolutely delicious!
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Thank you so much Bree! So happy you liked the recipe!
Yummy! This was a great and easy breakfast! I added Banana and dark chocolate to mine. I had some leftover and it heated up well the next morning.
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Thank you Ansley! And omg banana and dark chocolate…YUM! that must have been delicious!
I only tried sweet rice pudding once, but it was probably the BEST rice pudding I EVER had. It was flavored mango sticky rice! This looks like SUCH a winner given that coconut and rice complement each other beautifully in Asian dishes. The way you plated the recipe is magnificent!
Thanks so much Cassie! Coconut and rice definitely make a great match. It would even be delicious to serve this rice pudding with some sliced mangos (a take on mango & sticky rice!)
Just made this dish and still enjoying the lovely smell in the kitchen. Love the warming feeling and the soft sweet flavour. Thank you so much for this amazing recipe!
Xx keep being awesome Jess!
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Thanks so much Eline! So happy you love the recipe. The smell of the rice cooking with the spices and coconut milk is just so comforting!
So simple and so delicious! The combo of coconut and strawberries is really yum! perfect balance between summer and winter, so I guess it can be eaten any day 🙂
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Thank you so much Liz! I’m so happy to enjoyed the recipe 🙂
What size can of coconut milk would you use?
Do you think nutmeg or cloves would be any good in it?
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This rice pudding is what breakfast dreams are made of!! So cozy for the cooler fall temperatures 🙂
Thanks Sarah! Nothing like a warm cozy bowl of rice pudding when the cold weather strikes!:)