Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Rice Pudding

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups instant white rice , such as Minute
• 0.5 teaspoons butter , Optional
• 0.13 teaspoons salt , Optional
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar , or to taste
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon , or more to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add rice, butter, and salt; cook and stir until butter melts, then cover the saucepan and remove from the heat. Set aside until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Stir milk, brown sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla into rice; bring to a simmer over medium heat while stirring. Cook until rice has the consistency of loose oatmeal, about 5 minutes. Ladle pudding into bowls and dust with cinnamon.