This creamy oat milk rice pudding is a cozy warming breakfast or healthy dessert for all the family. Made with pantry staples, it's a very simple and tasty recipe!
Love oat milk recipes? Do have a peek at my oat milk chia pudding for another breakfast option!
Who doesn't love a healthy dessert that you can also enjoy for breakfast?! Making this oat milk rice pudding is very easy - just grab a pan and some pantry staples for a dairy free dessert everyone will love. I know you'll want to grab a spoon and tuck in once it's ready!
Love rice pudding as much as I do? Do check out my popular berry rice pudding for next time!
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⭐ Why this recipe is so good
Healthy comfort food dessert. Creamy rice, a hint of spice and a touch of sweetness, it's a cozy dessert for sure! Made without dairy, this is a gluten free rice pudding (using certified GF milk) and low histamine dessert.
Perfect for breakfast or dessert. This vegan rice pudding with oat milk is equally delicious for both occasions.
Refined sugar free rice pudding. We swap out regular white sugar for maple syrup.
Easily made with pantry staples. With minimal ingredients, simply head to the pantry to make this family dessert.
🥣 Ingredients
All the ingredients and their quantities are set out in the recipe card below.
Some notes on a few of them:
- Pudding rice - you can use pudding rice for this recipe, or alternatively arborio rice or jasmine rice.
- Oat milk - I use oat milk from a carton, such as the Oatly brand or other equivalent, but you can also use homemade oat milk if you like.
🫐 Ideas for toppings
Enjoy this vegan oat milk rice pudding as it is, or add some fun toppings:
- For fruity options, my pear apple compote, blackberry apple compote and mango coulis are all so delicious and easy to make.
- Add fresh fruit or perhaps my easy air fryer pears for a sweet treat.
- Make a tasty jam to spoon onto your pudding such as my blueberry chia jam.
- Sprinkle on even more spice.
- Or drizzle with more maple syrup!
- If enjoying for dessert, then perhaps add a scoop of ice-cream!
📖 Swaps and variations
Swap pudding rice for arborio or jasmine rice. All these types of rice work well for rice pudding.
Switch up the spices. Adjust the amount of spice, as well as adding in some nutmeg or ginger if you like!
Use a different plant milk. If oat milk doesn't work for you, then you can easily use almond milk or rice milk instead.
🔪 Step by step instructions
Making this oat milk rice pudding is very simple, with just a few steps:
Step 1
Combine ingredients. Add the oat milk, rice, water, vanilla extract and spices to a pan (image 1).
Step 2
Bring to a boil. Stir the mixture to combine the spices with the milk, then bring to a boil, stirring continuously (image 2).
Step 3
Cook until creamy and delicious. Reduce the heat to a very light simmer. Cook for a further 25-30 minutes until the rice has softened and absorbed the oat milk (image 3). Stir through the maple syrup just before serving to give it some extra sweetness.
Adjust the rice pudding with more oat milk to preference, for a looser consistency. Sprinkle on some more cinnamon or cardamom to serve and enjoy!
💭 Recipe tips and notes
- Stir very frequently while you bring the rice pudding to a boil so the rice doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Reduce the heat to a very light simmer. You don't need it to be boiling throughout the cook time. That would likely make it stick, and you will also get a 'film' on the top.
- Adjust the amount of spice to taste preference.
- Add more oat milk to the rice pudding if you prefer a looser consistency.
- Stir fairly frequently while cooking to get it nice and creamy!
📋 Frequently asked questions
Yes, this rice pudding with oat milk is gluten free if the brand of plant milk you are using is certified gluten free - make sure to check! It's also vegan and refined sugar free.
Rice pudding can be enjoyed for either breakfast or dessert!
You can eat rice pudding hot, or leave it to cool. If eating cold then you may wish to add a little more milk while cooking so it doesn't have an overly thick texture.
You can easily swap out dairy milk for oat milk or other plant milk to make this rice pudding.
🍽 More tasty desserts
Find so many ideas on my desserts page, including my popular blueberry and blackberry crisp and my fun maple syrup flapjacks. Some recent recipes to enjoy:
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📖 Recipe
Creamy Oat Milk Rice Pudding
Ingredients
- ½ cup pudding rice or arborio or jasmine rice
- 1.5 cups oat milk
- ¼ cup water
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon optional
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract optional
- ½ tablespoon maple syrup more to preference
Instructions
- Add the rice, oat milk, water, spices (see notes below on cinnamon) and vanilla extract (if using) to a saucepan and stir to combine. If you prefer a stronger vanilla flavor, add at the end of the cook time.
- Bring the rice pudding to a boil, stirring continuously. Reduce the heat to a very light simmer and cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring fairly often to prevent sticking.
- Stir through the maple syrup, then spoon into your bowls. Serve with a sprinkle more spice and other toppings to preference.
Notes
- Stir very frequently while you bring the rice pudding to a boil so the rice doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Reduce the heat to a very light simmer. You don't need it to be boiling throughout the cook time. That would likely make it stick, and you will also get a 'film' on the top.
- Adjust the amount of spice to taste preference. Please note that many histamine lists define cinnamon as higher histamine, so only use if you know it works for you.
- Add more oat milk to the rice pudding if you prefer a looser consistency.
- Stir fairly frequently while cooking to get it nice and creamy!
- Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- oat milk scores 1, with a note 'often slightly histamine containing as fermented enzymatically'.
- cinnamon scores 0, but is rated higher on other lists.
- vanilla extract scores 1, with a ? as a liberator. It is optional.
Leah says
This seems like it would be a good recipe. I followed the directions exactly but the rice was kind of crunchy after. Chewy with a little crunch.
Claire says
Hi Leah, sorry to hear this, but you would want to cook a little longer if your rice wasn't cooked through. Cook time will always vary slightly depending on the particular rice you use, heat etc. Hope it works out if you try it again!
Mar says
I thought I’d always read that vanilla should be added after the mixture has been heated, so the vanilla flavor doesn’t cook out.
Claire says
If you prefer a stronger vanilla flavor, you can absolutely add it in at the end of the cook time.
Bonnie S says
I struggle with Food, Period. But this....
Claire says
Glad you enjoyed it Bonnie!
Mary says
Hi there! Can I add raisins when cooking? Thanks!
Claire says
Yes, if raisins are suitable for you then you can add them in towards the end of the cook time.
Tindra says
Good recipe, honestly! Smelled and tasted good.
Claire says
So glad you liked it!
Sean McKenzie says
I added a bit of Elmlea plant based double cream. Lovely!
Claire says
Sounds like a nice addition!
Tricia says
Can this be stored in the fridge once it's madev
Claire says
I wouldn't really recommend it as the rice will absorb the liquid and it will get very thick. Best to make it fresh!