Asturias · Spain
Arroz con Leche
Spanish rice pudding simmered slowly with milk, sugar, cinnamon and lemon peel, brought to Iberia through Moorish cooking and adopted across the north. Asturias is especially known for its version, where the top is often caramelized with a hot iron to form a burnt-sugar crust. It is a classic homestyle dessert throughout Spain.
Approximate, per 1 bowl (~200g). Values vary by recipe and portion.
Where it comes from
Spanish rice pudding simmered slowly with milk, sugar, cinnamon and lemon peel, brought to Iberia through Moorish cooking and adopted across the north. Asturias is especially known for its version, where the top is often caramelized with a hot iron to form a burnt-sugar crust. It is a classic homestyle dessert throughout Spain.
Where to eat Arroz con Leche
0 restaurants worldwide serve it.
The variants
Arroz con leche asturiano
Extra-creamy Asturian style with a torched caramel crust.
Con corteza de naranja
Infused with orange peel alongside the lemon.
Requemado
Top dusted with sugar and burnt to a brittle glaze.
Cook it yourself
- Arroz con Leche
Spain's slow-simmered rice pudding, scented with cinnamon and lemon peel, with Asturias famous for finishing the top under a burnt-sugar crust. Homely and comforting, it is the dessert of grandmothers everywhere in the north.