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Danish Rice Pudding (Risengrød)

Categories: Christmas/ Dinner/ Traditional Danish

Recipe for Homemade Danish Rice Pudding

The Recipe for Risengroed

This recipe for Danish rice pudding is a very traditional and famous dish in Denmark. In Denmark we call this dish Risengrød which directly translated simply means Rice pudding. Risengrød is mostly served in the month of December and especially in the time around the Christmas days. In many families a large batch of rice pudding is made the 23rd of December where some of it is eaten for dinner and the rest is saved for the 24th. On the day of Christmas eve the rice pudding is mixed with vanilla, whipped cream and almonds and it’s served as the famous and very delicious Christmas dessert Risalamande.

There are slightly different ways of making this rice pudding, however, this is the recipe my mother always used when I was a kid and it’s the one we use today. Risengroed is very easy to make, you only need four different ingredients, rice, milk, water and some salt – all the ingredients are pouring into a large sauce pan and boiled for about 35 minutes. However, you do have to remember to stir in the pudding once in a while so that the rice don’t burn to the bottom of the sauce pan. Personally we prefer to eat the rice pudding with cinnamon sugar and a tablespoon of butter as topping. Cinnamon sugar is simply just sugar and cinnamon mixed in the ratio of 4:1.

If you are making this rice pudding for the Danish dessert Risalamande we suggest that you add the vanilla from 1-2 vanilla beans and the empty bean to the rice pudding while boiling it. Also leave out the salt.




Danish Rice Pudding (Risengrød)

4 people
Preparation time: 40 minutes
Danish title: Risengroed
Cuisine: Danish

Ingredients:
2.25 dl (1 cup) short-grained white rice (pudding rice)
1 dl (1/2 cup) water
1 liter (4.25 cups) milk
1 tsp salt

Cinnamon Sugar
4 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions:
Step 1: Pour the water and the rice in a large sauce pan. Add salt, heat it up and let it boil for about 2 minutes.
Step 2: Pour the milk into the sauce pan and boil it while stirring.
Step 3: Let the rice pudding boil lightly for about 35 minutes under a lid. Remember to stir in the pudding regularly so that the rice don’t burn to the bottom of the sauce pan.
Step 4: Make some cinnamon sugar by mixing the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.

Tip: Serve the rice pudding with a tablespoon of butter and the cinnamon sugar.





Recipe for Homemade Danish Rice Pudding

Recipe for Homemade Danish Rice Pudding

Recipe for Homemade Danish Rice Pudding

Recipe for Homemade Danish Rice Pudding

By Kim Nielsen
Last updated: December 23, 2018 at 6:01 am

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Comments

  1. Lise says

    July 21, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    This worked out perfectly. Thank you from South Africa!

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen says

      August 3, 2016 at 12:43 pm

      Hi Lise, that is just super. Thanks for your comment :) Regards Kim

      Reply
  2. Marc Ahlen says

    December 15, 2016 at 12:31 pm

    Although I am from New Mexico, USA, my great grandfather was from Denmark. My family has lost all its traditions from Denmark so we have begun to make new traditions and enjoy making foods from Denmark. We made Kringle yesterday and will be making this rice pudding today. Thank you for posting this.

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen says

      December 15, 2016 at 9:10 pm

      Hi Marc. Nice to hear from you – it really sounds like a great idea of bringing back some of your old danish roots. I hope you are going to enjoy the rice pudding – it is a really popular danish dish especially during the Christmas time. Regards Kim

      Reply
  3. Kirsten Nielsen says

    December 15, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    Hello Kim! Thank you for creating this blog. So many foods from my childhood you have given back to me. The chocolate oatmeal balls were ones my dad made every Christmas when we were kids, but he quit making them when we all moved out of the house, and now he has passed away he won’t be making them anymore. So, I am going to restart the tradition and my grandchildren will be helping me make them this weekend. A pre-Christmas trial to make sure we get them just right! Glaedelig Jul!

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen says

      December 15, 2016 at 9:08 pm

      Hi Kirsten. That is a nice story and it sounds really great that you are going to continue the tradition. I guess it is a nice way of bringing back some good memories each Christmas. Regards Kim

      Reply
  4. Julie Phillips says

    December 19, 2016 at 10:11 pm

    Hi Kim,
    Each Christmas my family picks a different country that celebrates some type of holiday in the winter. We have the kids vote on which country to pick then make a traditional meal and learn about some of the customs/traditions of that particular country. The kids picked Denmark this year so I’m looking forward to learning more about your country and trying the wonderful dishes. I’m in charge of the Risengrod and very excited to try this! Thanks for sharing this traditional recipe!
    Julie

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen says

      December 19, 2016 at 10:19 pm

      Hi Julie. What a wonderful tradition you have – such a great way to learn about another country. I hope that you will like the Risengrod. Actually, it is Risengrod which are served to Santa Claus when her is delivering presents for the kids – like cookies and milk which are served in the states :-)

      Reply
  5. Bent Christensen says

    December 26, 2016 at 2:55 am

    Hi Kim I was born in Denmark but have lived most of my life in New Zealand I have never forgotten how special Christmas was in Denmark when I was young , I have continued with the Danish Christmas tradition with my Kiwi family and they all love it and are introducing it to their own families . From making our own red cabbage to baking Danish Christmas cookies but the risengrood is definitely the favourite I sometimes make it as a treat during the year.

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen says

      December 26, 2016 at 7:38 am

      Hi Bent. Thanks for your comment. It’s always nice to keep some of the old and good traditions. And a side note; New Zealand is a country high on my list of countries I want to visit in the future.

      Reply
  6. Stina says

    December 23, 2017 at 8:37 am

    Hello Kim,

    I am celebrating Danish Christmas in England and fiund all the recipes I needed on Nordic Food & Living!

    Thanks so much for publishing this great blog and god jul!

    Stina

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen says

      December 23, 2017 at 9:05 am

      Hi Stina. You are welcome :-)

      Reply
  7. michael says

    December 23, 2017 at 9:59 am

    Salt goes in at the end normally :)

    Reply

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