| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 50 Minutes |
| Servings |
Cups
|
Ingredients
Strawberry Arroz con Leche
- 3 Cups White rice
- 3 Cups water
- 3 Cinnamon sticks
- 10 Cups Milk (save one cup to mix in at the end)
- 5 Tablespoons Strawberry powder
- 6 Small Pilloncillos (equivalent to one large)
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 Slices Lemon rinds
- 4 Bay leaves, fresh or died
Toppings
- 1/4 Cup Walnuts, chopped
- 1/4 Cup Edible flowers
- 1/4 Cup Strawberries, chopped
Ingredients
Strawberry Arroz con Leche
Toppings
|
|
Instructions
- To kick things off, we’ll need to gather our ingredients. We will wash and strain the rice, cinnamon sticks, and strawberries.
- If you don’t have strawberry powder, you can easily make your own by grinding dehydrated strawberries in a food processor.
- Combine cinnamon sticks and water into a medium-sized pot and bring to a boil until it turns into a beautiful golden yellow hue.
- Now add the rice and cook on medium-high heat covering the pot. Leaving the cinnamon sticks inside helps infuse a rich flavor. Your rice should look like this.
- Simultaneously add the milk and stir scraping the bottom of the pot to prevent the rice from sticking.
- Now it’s time to sweeten things up! Drop in the piloncillo, a type of Mexican sweetener, a few at a time and continue stirring. This allows you to make the arroz con leche as sweet as you’d like!
- Once boiling, bring the flame down to medium heat. At this point, add the lemon rinds, bay leaves, and strawberry powder.
- Continue stirring until thickened, this usually takes 30 minutes… it’s also a nice arm workout!
- Remove it from heat and incorporate vanilla extract and the remaining cup of milk. Remember to remove the cinnamon sticks, lemon rinds, and bay leaves.
- Give it a quick mix before serving in cute little jars or ramekins- decorate with the toppings for that extra touch!
