There is something so comforting about a bowl of rice pudding – especially when it’s sprinkled with cinnamon. The Portuguese make an excellent arroz doce with their locally-grown Carolino rice, a round rice that’s perfect for absorbing sauces and making for a creamy finish.

I filmed in the rice fields south of Porto, and the farmers had me eat an excellent bowl of arroz doce, made with their own rice. It was the most lovely experience, and I’ve been thinking back to this rice pudding ever since. So this recipe is an homage to that milk rice I ate in the fields when filming for my show Bom Dia Anne.

Please note: lots of Portuguese recipes call for stirring through a few egg yolks at the end of cooking. You can do it – it will make for an even creamier and richer rice pudding. I’ve decided not to do it, as I didn’t want to be faced with leftover egg whites and found the result just as yummy without.

You can watch how rice is grown in Portugal in this episode of Bom Dia Anne.

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