The Hairy Bikers' quick rice pudding

This fast and delicious rice pudding recipe by the Hairy Bikers is cooked on the hob instead of in the oven to save time.

Rice pudding in a light blue bowl topped with a raisin sauce
By The Hairy Bikers | Published - 14 Nov 2025
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Fancy a pud for your tea? Team this with one of our soups as a first course and you’ve got a really comforting but still healthy meal, with a reasonable calorie total.

We both remember our mams making rice pudding and leaving it to cook in a low oven for hours. In fact, you can cook a fab rice pud on top of the stove in less than half an hour. 

And for something really special, make this luxurious raisin sauce as well.

Cooking time
25 mins
Serves
4
Calories
341

Ingredients

  • 125g pudding/short-grain rice
  • 600ml whole milk
  • 50ml single cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp light brown soft sugar

Marsala raisin sauce

  • 50g raisins
  • 75ml sweet Marsala wine
  • Zest of ½ lemon
  • 1 tbsp light brown soft sugar

Method

  1. Put the rice in a medium saucepan and pour over the milk, single cream and vanilla extract. Bring to the boil, then immediately turn the heat down to something between a boil and a simmer.
  2. Cook the rice, stirring very regularly, for 20–25 minutes. By the end of this time, the rice should be plumped up and tender, and the liquid well reduced.
  3. Add the sugar and stir until it has dissolved, then remove the pan from the heat. The pudding will thicken more as it cools, so don’t leave it too long.
  4. While the rice is cooking, make the sauce if serving. Put the raisins in a small saucepan with the Marsala and lemon zest. Bring to the boil and continue to boil until the Marsala has reduced by half. Add the sugar, then turn down the heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Simmer until the liquid has turned syrupy. 
  5. Serve the sauce with the rice pudding.

Recipe from The Hairy Dieters: Fast Food (Orion Books), RRP £14.99

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For more tempting desserts from The Hairy Bikers, try their recipe for Black Forest trifle.

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The Hairy Bikers

Written by: The Hairy Bikers

Si King and Dave Myers, the Hairy Bikers, became national treasures with their blend of enthusiasm and humour.


They hosted more than 30 TV series combining motorcycling and cooking, and sold more than 6 million copies of their books. In February 2024, Dave Myers passed away after a long battle with cancer.

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