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You’re going to love how easy it is to make Instant Pot Rice Pudding. This recipe uses brown rice and is dairy-free and vegan.
Are you a rice pudding fan? I am! I love how sticky and full of chewy texture it is. It’s more common to make rice pudding out of leftover cooked rice, but if you have a hankering and want to make it from scratch, then you’ve come to the right place.
Instant Pot Rice Pudding Ingredients
This is such a simple recipe, you only need five ingredients!
You’ll need:
- long-grain brown rice
- unsweetened dairy-free milk
- vanilla seeds or vanilla extract
- maple syrup
- ground cinnamon
How to Make Rice Pudding in the Instant Pot
This is one of those fantastic recipes where you just combine all of the ingredients, lock on the lid, and let it go. Brown rice takes 22 minutes in the pressure cooker to cook, but I promise it’s worth the wait. This yummy vegan dessert can be eaten right out of the pot, or can be served at room temperature or even cold.
I do recommend using organic brown rice if at all possible. The reason is because rice has been shown to be contaminated with arsenic. Some folks believe that white rice might be a better option to avoid the outer bran layer, but I think consuming organic brown rice occasionally should be fine.
By the way, if you’re looking for another easy Instant Pot dessert recipe, you’ll probably like my Instant Pot Baked Apples. And, if you’re looking for an awesome collection of vegan Instant Pot recipes, don’t miss my IVegan Instant Pot Recipes round-up!
Questions About Making Vegan Rice Pudding
Can I use white rice in this pudding recipe?
You can use white rice for this recipe, but you’ll need to adjust the cook time to just 6 minutes. Everything else remains the same.
Can I use coconut milk?
Yes, but I have not tested this recipe using coconut milk. If you try it, I would use one cup of full-fat coconut milk and about 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk.
Can I double this recipe?
Yes, but make sure you are using a 6-quart or 8-quart Instant Pot.
By the way, you should also check out my authorized Instant Pot cookbook, the Healthy Meal Prep Instant Pot Cookbook: No-Fuss Recipes for Nutritious, Ready-to-Go Meals!
Here’s the printable recipe with nutritional info for this Instant Pot Brown Rice Pudding:
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Instant Pot Brown Rice Pudding (Dairy-Free)
Prep Time: 5 minutes- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Total Time: 37 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Instant Pot pressure cooker
- Cuisine: vegan, dairy-free, healthy
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You’re going to love how easy it is to make Instant Pot Rice Pudding. This recipe uses brown rice and is dairy-free and vegan.
Ingredients
- 1 cup long-grain brown rice, rinsed
- 2 cups unsweetened dairy-free milk*
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Combine the brown rice, dairy-free milk, vanilla, maple syrup, cinnamon, raisins, and sea salt to a 6-quart or 8-quart Instant Pot.
- Lock on the lid and set the time to 22 minutes at high pressure.
- When the cooking time is complete, let the pressure come down naturally for 10-15 minutes. Remove the lid and stir the pudding.
- Serve hot, cold, or at room temperature.
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Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition says
This is one of my husband’s most favorite desserts!
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Karly says
This would be great for breakfast!
Nene says
What a great idea for breakfast!! and it looks so simple to make
Shannah says
I love rice pudding but I rarely make it since it is so time consuming especially for brown rice (trying to not eat the white stuff) . This looks super easy and so much less time! Thanks!
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April Caudill says
This looks healthy and yummy! I love that it’s a good way to use brown rice, and that it takes advantage of the Instant Pot. Will have to try this! Definitely following you on Pinterest to learn more from your blog. 🙂
Chelsea says
Yum, I love rice pudding! Never thought to make it this way!
Liberty on the Lighter Side - (LoLS) says
This looks so delicious and sounds so easy, I’m going to try it tomorrow (and I’ll try and remember to tag you on Insatgram!!) Glad to have found you on Pinterest too.
Crystal says
With my dad having cancer and struggling to find foods to eat, this clean eating recipe that is both delicious and appetizing will be a great add to his clean eating menu! Thank you!
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Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition says
Thanks, Crystal, and I am very sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he enjoys this recipe.
Kerri says
This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!
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Kasey Ma says
Ooooh this looks so yummy! Gotta add this to my Instant Pot recipe book!
The Southern Thing says
This looks so good! I love cooking with my Instant Pot!
Sarah Blevins says
This looks so good! I am adding this all to my grocery list this week!
Renee C. says
This looks so good and love that it’s quick!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
This looks so yummy! I love how easy the instant pot makes meals!
Heidi says
Will this recipe work with regular cow’s milk? I was searching for a rice pudding recipe with whole grain rice and only found yours.
Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition says
I haven’t tried it, Heidi, but I’m hopeful it will work.
T. says
Where does the high sodium count come from? Could I leave out the salt?
Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition says
Yes, you can definitely leave out the extra salt. The sodium is coming from the almond milk. If you make homemade almond milk without any salt, there will be no sodium.
Carissa says
I just made this recipe according to the directions and was expecting it might live up to its name, rice pudding…unfortunately, it only came out as rice, not pudding. No creaminess at all, just dry and somewhat bland. It felt like a waste of almond milk, too. I had to make a sweetened almond milk pudding to add to rice to make it edible.
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