🧺 Ingredients
½ cup short-grain rice (pudding rice or arborio works best)
2 cups milk (whole milk is creamiest, but any milk works)
2 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
Small pinch of salt
1 tbsp butter (optional, for extra richness)
Optional toppings: raisins, nutmeg, fruit, honey, or jam
🍳 Equipment
Oven-safe dish that fits in your air fryer
(ceramic, glass, or metal—about 1–1.5 liter size)
Foil
🔥 Instructions
Rinse the rice
Rinse the rice under cold water until the water runs mostly clear. This helps prevent gumminess.
Mix everything
In your oven-safe dish, add:
Rice
Milk
Sugar
Vanilla
Cinnamon
Salt
Stir well.
Cover
Cover the dish tightly with foil. This stops the milk from drying out or burning.
First cook
Air fry at 160°C / 320°F for 30 minutes
Stir
Carefully remove, stir well (scrape the bottom), then re-cover with foil.
Second cook
Return to air fryer at 160°C / 320°F for another 20–25 minutes
Final check
Rice should be soft
Mixture should be thick and creamy
If it’s too thick, stir in a splash of milk.
If it’s too thin, cook uncovered for 5 more minutes.
Rest
Let it sit for 5 minutes—it thickens as it cools.
