Orzo Pudding
I bought some orzo for a soup recipe I was planning to make earlier this year and then never got around to making it. The orzo was sitting there in my pantry and I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do with it yet. It was when I was going through some boxes in the basement, that I uncovered some old recipes that I’d clipped from newspapers and magazines years go. In there was a recipe for orzo pudding. It said if you liked rice pudding, you should try orzo pudding. I adore rice pudding and thought why not give this one a try. I had all the ingredients on hand!
If you like raisins, add some in at the end of cooking. Neither my kids nor John like raisins so I left them out. I also sprinkled a dash of cinnamon on top of each dish for presentation.
This recipe tastes just like rice pudding! The only thing that is a little different is the texture of the orzo. I never thought I’d eat pasta for dessert, but I guess there’s a first time for everything.
Have you ever tried orzo pudding?
Orzo Pudding
Creamy, sweet and delicious recipe for orzo pudding. If you like rice pudding, you will love this recipe!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup orzo, uncooked
- 3 1/2 cups milk
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
- Heat orzo and milk in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
- Once simmering, reduce heat to medium-low and stir occasionally for 15 minutes, or until orzo is cooked.
- In a bowl, whisk the egg yolk, egg, sugar and salt.
- Slowly whisk the egg mixture into the orzo mixture and heat over medium-low stirring constantly until the mixture starts to thicken.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and cinnamon.
- Can be served warm or chilled.
I’ve recently switched from egg noodles in my homemade chicken noodle soup to orzo. Unless I buy the most expensive egg noodles, they turn to mush and they also don’t taste the same as they used to. Orzo is a perfect alternative and I actually enjoy my soup even more, now! I love that it takes me 3-4 meals to get through one of those little boxes, as well. I always have plenty in the cupboard now so I think I will try this someday soon! Thank you for the recipe! 🙂
Never been a rice pudding fan, but that looks very good.
had to look up what orzo was lol looks yummy!!
looks good like to try this
…learn something new everyday…
I haven’t bought Orzo for quite sometime, I should fix that.
I like a nice rice pudding! I think I’d love this. Not hard to make and without a doubt sets my taste buds off. Thanks girlie.
That would certainly be similar to rice pudding, wouldn’t it? had not looked at Orzo as a dessert possibility that’s for sure!
I use orzo all the time for my rice pudding, but I also do a baked version so I don’t have to stand at the stove stirring!
Really interesting dish! I would never have thought to make a pudding from orzo!
Thanks for the recipe!
I have never heard of ORZO before, I will have to check into it further
I have never had Orzo before, but I would try this in a pudding because it looks healthy and delicious. I really like this easy recipe!
Not too familiar with Orzo, I’ll have to look into it a little further. I do love rice pudding, so maybe this would be a good step to be introduced to cooking with it! Thanks for the recipe share.
I’ve never even heard of orzo pudding before. I’ve been interested in trying orzo for awhile but didn’t really think my family would. This is a great idea! My husband isn’t good about eating healthy items but he loves rice pudding. What a way to try orzo!
Tanks for sharing,I think I would enjoy this
Tanks for sharing,I think I would enjoy this
This looks really good. I will add it to my “rice” pudding recipes right next to my quinoa one. Thanks!
This is very interesting. I have never had orzo and I do not like rice pudding, but I would still give this a try. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
This sounds so good would like to try out this recipe soon
I love orzo but I have never had it like this. I can’t wait to make this recipe.
I really like Rice pudding so I bet this would be good too. Thanks for the idea.
I never heard of a recipe like this, but I have had rice pudding and am considering chia pudding so this is not to far away from that concept. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
I have eaten orzo as part of a main meal, I’ve never heard of it being used in a dessert though – good idea 🙂
I love rice pudding and also have leftover Orzo. I might just give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve had orzo in Jambalaya at The Chancery and it was delicious. This recipe sounds like the one for Indian rice pudding(Kheer) that I make very often. I use 5 cups of whole milk, 1/4 cup basmati rice, and 1/3 cup sugar. We like raisins and nuts so I use plenty of cashews(we buy the small bags of halves/pieces from the dollar store) and whole almonds.
I will have to try this recipe. It sounds yummy. Pinned it.
I am not familiar with orzo but the recipe sounds and looks very appetizing.
i love rice pudding.i didnt even know what orzo was but this orzo pudding looks good.thanks for the recipe
I have some orzo in the cupboard that I didn’t know what to do with, will have to give this a try! Thanks for the recipe.
I never thought of using orzo to make pudding, this is delightful!
I’ve always eaten orzo with Parmesan and butter. I would never have thought of using it in lieu of rice for a pudding.
Now that I know it is a form of pasta, I would be quite willing to give it a try
Prior to this post, I did not know what Orzo was! But seeeing that I LOVE rice pudding, I am thinking that i need to get my hands on some orzo for this! Yum!
LOVE TO TRY
never heard of orzo – had to google it
i would love to try this out. i have never heard or tried this before but it looks absolutely delicious!
never used orzo but this looks good
This looks delicious!
Your recipe looks fabulous. Would be honored if you would stop by and share at Foodie Fridays this week. The party starts on Thursday 9 pm EST. Hope to see you there. (coming from Treasure Box Tuesday)
Blessings,
Shari
i like this pudding warmed up.
This looks so very good.
This is really clever!
I have a fondness for orzo. When my son was little, it was his favorite pasta. Only he had a hard time saying orzo. He always called it “pasta shaped like rice.” As if that’s easier to say!
Thank you for linking with See ya in the Gumbo this week.
I have become addicted to orzo, this is such a good idea!
Fascinating recipe! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
I guess this is similar to my mother’s recipe for rice pudding – It is a special desert for our family’s holidays.
I wish I could reach through the screen! 🙂
It seems so yummy!
I love rice pudding so would love this. I put orzo in my stuffed peppers.
Will give this a try at Easter when there are friends visiting
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Hi Stacie,
Thank you for your recipe. I recently made it and loved it! I did a few things different. Since, it seemed like the orzo was absorbing the milk quickly whilst in the first 15 minutes of cooking, I used another 3 cups of milk. After the egg, sugar and spices combination was added to the saucepan and cooked slowly, again had the same issue with quick absorption, and added another 1 cup milk to the mixture. After tasting in the near completion of the last cooking process , the sweetness was so slightly recognizable, that more sugar (1/3 cup) . was added..
I also loved using ginger, cardamon and nutmeg spices and included them in the same portions as the cinnamon. The result was a very creamy texture, that was favorably rich in taste. If, only I had bits of walnuts/almonds/pistachios to sprinkle on top, I would be in a heavenly daze! Keep up the wonderful blog and thanks again for sharing this lovely recipe ! 🙂
Made this as a last minute pudding for my vegan son. Substituted the egg for a tea spoon of chia seeds and used almond milk. It wasn’t very sweet so added some brown sugar.