This is a family favorite created by my great grandmother. My Great Grandmother MoMo (pronounced Ma-Mo) use to make the best sweet rice. It’s like a dessert for dinner. Though the recipe was never written down my Aunt Sue Sue has been recreating it and has found the closest recipe to MoMo’s. Its so sweet and delicious it just melts in your mouth. You have to try this wonderful recipe.
I come from at least 3 generation’s of rice farmers and trust me they know how to cook rice!
My grandfather Pop-po, (MoMo’s 3rd) son tells the story that this rice recipe was their dessert, being poor rice farmers they always had tons of rice! She also use to bake the rice and make a custard type rice pudding. I will have to try this as well.
Start off with cooked rice, 2 Quarts milk, 1 cup sugar, and salt, cook for 25- 30 minutes stirring often until thick.
Add remaining sugar, cinnamon and butter, stir well
Turn off heat and add vanilla, stir until incorporated
Finished product, look how yummy.
Aunt Sue Sue taste testing!
Pop-Po (my grandfather) trying a bite
Momo’s Sweet Rice
2 quarts cooked rice
2 quarts milk
1 ¾ sugar
1 tsp salt
1 T vanilla
½ cup butter
2 tsp cinnamon
Combine cooked rice, milk, half of sugar and salt in large pot. Cook over medium heat until think and creamy about 25-30 minutes, stirring often. Add butter, remaining sugar, and cinnamon. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Can be served warm or cold.