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Vegan Rice Pudding

Published: Nov 24, 2022 by Kate Hackworthy · 13 Comments

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Plate of vegan rice pudding topped with fruit compote.
Dish of baked rice pudding with text: Easy Vegan Rice Pudding.

The creamy, flavorful vegan rice pudding is the ultimate comfort food dessert. It's easy to make and is perfect on its own or topped with a quick berry sauce.

Plate of vegan rice pudding topped with berry sauce.
Vegan Rice Pudding.

Rice pudding is such a simple, yet decadently rich dessert or tasty breakfast.

It's rich, creamy, comforting, and really easy to make.

Serve it warm on its own or topped it with a quick winter spiced berry compote that has a sweet sharpness that contrasts the rich pudding beautifully.

I absolutely adore rice pudding. It's sweet, and creamy and has that lovely distinctive texture from the pudding rice. It's seriously tasty comfort food.

I'm sure you've had it before; it's such a retro classic. Being mild and sweet, I like it contrasted with a sweet and slightly tart berry sauce that you can whip up in minutes.

For more wintery vegan dessert recipes, be sure to try Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes, Vegan Tofu Chocolate Mousse, Cinnamon Twists, or Vegan Pumpkin Cake with Ginger Frosting.

This recipe was originally published on January 19, 2017, and republished with new text and photographs on November 24, 2022.

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Why you'll love this recipe

It's a tasty comfort food recipe.

Vegan rice pudding tastes just as great as regular non-vegan.

It's a creamy and rich dessert.

The easy berry topping cuts through the sweetness of the rice pudding. Short on time? You can substitute jam.

Use any vegan milk you like: soy, almond, cashew, hazelnut...

Ingredients

You only need a few simple ingredients to make vegan rice pudding!

  • Vegan Butter - any dairy-free butter or margarine will work.
  • Rice - use short-grained sticky rice, such as pudding rice, risotto rice, arborio rice, or paella rice.
  • Milk - use a dairy-free vegan milk such as coconut, soy, almond milk or other non-dairy milk.
  • Sugar - Use granulated white sugar (ensure it's vegan). You can also substitute stevia (use the ratio on your package for substitution guidance) or coconut sugar.
  • Vanilla extract - to add sweetness and flavor.

For the berry sauce (optional)

  • Frozen mixed berries - or fresh
  • White sugar
  • Ground ginger
  • Vanilla extract
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Ground cloves
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How to make Vegan Rice Pudding

It's really easy to make vegan rice pudding! Just follow these photo instructions, then scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the full list of ingredients and the method.

Preheat the oven and lightly grease a small round casserole dish with butter.

Rising pudding rice.

Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold running water and drain well.

Ingredients in a casserole dish.

Add the rice and all other rice pudding ingredients to the casserole dish and mix well.

Baked rice pudding.

Put into the oven and bake for 1 ½ hours until the rice is cooked and the top is golden and bubbling.

Dish of baked vegan rice pudding with some out of the dish.
Simmering berry compote.

For the berry sauce, add all ingredients to a pot and simmer gently for 15 minutes or until thick.

Serving Suggestions

Enjoy your rice pudding on its own, or try it with a variety of toppings!

Frozen Berry Compote
Grape Compote
Easy Cherry Compote
Biscoff Syrup (speculoos)
Chai Syrup
Blueberry Syrup
Pumpkin Spice Blend
Stewed Prunes
Stewed Pears
Homemade Cookie Butter

Plate of vegan rice pudding in front of a baking dish.

More Vegan Desserts

If you love this vegan rice pudding recipe (and I hope you do!), then be sure to check out these other dairy-free and eggless vegan desserts.

Vegan Chocolate Cake
Vegan Carrot Cake
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Poached Pears
Stewed Plums
Fruit Salad

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Plate of vegan rice pudding topped with berry sauce.

Vegan Rice Pudding

Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts
This vegan rice pudding is rich, creamy and easy to make.
5 from 14 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 4
Calories 145 kcal

Equipment

  • casserole dish

Ingredients
 

For the vegan rice pudding

  • 1 teaspoon vegan butter plus extra for greasing
  • 100 g (½ cups) pudding rice
  • 600 ml (3 cups) vegan milk soy, almond, oat etc...
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the winter-spiced berry sauce

  • 200 g (1 ¼ cups) frozen mixed berries
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions
 

For the vegan rice pudding:

  • Preheat oven to 180°C/325°F. Rub the vegan butter around the base and sides of a medium-sized ovenproof casserole dish.
  • Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold running water and drain well.
  • Add the rice and all other rice pudding ingredients to the casserole dish and mix well. Put into the oven and bake for 1 ½ hours.
  • Serve on it's own or topped with the berry sauce.

For the winter-spiced berry sauce:

  • Meanwhile, add all ingredients to a saucepan over a medium/low heat and stir well. Allow to bubble and cook for 15 minutes until thick, stirring often. Taste and add more sugar if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 215mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 47IUCalcium: 197mgIron: 0.2mg

The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

Tried this recipe?Mention @kateveggiedesserts or tag #veggiedesserts! I love seeing your recreations.

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  1. Ieva

    November 25, 2022 at 7:39 am

    5 stars
    Yum, perfect cold-weather dessert! Loved all the wintery spices in it 🙂

    Reply
  2. kushigalu

    November 24, 2022 at 5:28 pm

    5 stars
    Totally in love with this vegan version of rice pudding. Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  3. Dan

    September 05, 2022 at 10:25 am

    5 stars
    Rice pudding is the ultimate comforting dessert and this vegan version was amazing.

    Reply
  4. Jodie Whitham

    February 19, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    5 stars
    I was recently saying I need to try making rice pudding as it's a favourite dessert! Thanks for sharing your recipe, we loved it!!!

    Reply
  5. Lucy

    December 19, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    5 stars
    It was delicious and so comforting.Really easy to make too!

    Reply
  6. Vanessa

    December 05, 2021 at 6:45 pm

    5 stars
    Rice pudding is one of my favorite comfort foods! The berry sauce takes it to the next level - yum!

    Reply
  7. Ola

    November 20, 2020 at 1:02 pm

    5 stars
    This rice pudding was so scrumptious ! The berry compote was divine on it.

    Reply
  8. Amanda Wren

    November 24, 2019 at 4:52 pm

    5 stars
    I made this with almond milk and it was so creamy and delicious! Will definitely make this version again.

    Reply
  9. Becca

    October 19, 2019 at 2:23 pm

    5 stars
    Ooh yum, this vegan rice pudding was incredible. I have leftover compote so will put that on oatmeal in the morning!

    Reply
  10. Sara

    April 20, 2018 at 1:26 pm

    5 stars
    I loved this fruity spiced version! This is right up my street!

    Reply
  11. Team Gillis

    February 15, 2017 at 2:22 pm

    5 stars
    This rice pudding was delicious and really easy to make.

    Reply
  12. choclette

    January 19, 2017 at 7:58 pm

    5 stars
    Rice pudding always makes me think of home. It was one of my mother's regular pudds. That compote sounds like the perfect accompaniment.

    Reply
  13. Donna

    January 19, 2017 at 4:52 pm

    5 stars
    Oh yes please I am definitely making this!

    Reply

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