Recette de cuisineHomemade recipes · Hainaut
Favorites
Greek rice pudding with lemon and vanilla

Greek rice pudding with lemon and vanilla

Desserts

A creamy Greek rice pudding, gently simmered with lemon zest and vanilla, and served very cold after being chilled.

Enlarge photo

At a glance: serves 3 people, 2 hr 35 min total (5 min prep, 30 min cook time and 2 hr resting), difficulty: easy, about $0.68 per person.

Recipe from Ramac, Timendum, Xaura and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

↓ Jump to recipe

This Greek dessert, called “risogalo,” is made with very few ingredients. Cooked over low heat, the rice becomes soft and creamy, with a lemon flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total2 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$2.03 $0.68 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

3 people
  • $0.50
  • $1.41
  • $0.03
  • $0.09

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the milk with the vanilla, sugar, and lemon zest.
  2. When the milk is boiling, reduce the heat to a minimum and pour in the uncooked rice. The milk should simmer very gently. Stir very little: at low temperatures, the rice will not stick. Above all, avoid lumps and a skin forming on the milk. ≈ 4 min
  3. Once the milk has been absorbed, after approximately half an hour (and never less than twenty minutes), pour the mixture into a container, let it cool, and then refrigerate.
  4. Serve chilled, and stir before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Greek rice pudding with lemon and vanilla

  • 500 ml of milk$0.50
  • 80 g of round rice$1.41
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar$0.03
  • The zest of 1 lemon$0.09

Total$2.03

that's $0.68 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

Affiliate links

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 ml of milk
  • 80 g of round rice
  • Half a packet of vanilla extract
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar
  • The zest of 1 lemon

The screen stays on while cooking mode is open.
🎬 Have a video of this recipe? Suggest a YouTube link

Did you film this recipe, or do you know a video that shows it? Axelle watches it before adding it to the page.

Nothing is published before approval.

✏️ A mistake, an idea for this recipe? Suggest a correction

Reviews (0)

Rate this recipe Be the first to rate it!

Your rating

On our Facebook page

0 reactions · 0 comments

Comment on Facebook ↗