Brown Sugar And Cinnamon Rice Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups water
2 cups instant white rice (such as Minute(R))
1/2 teaspoon butter (optional)
1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons brown sugar, or to taste
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more to taste

Preparation

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir rice, butter, and salt into water until the butter melts. Cover saucepan and remove from heat. Set aside until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
Stir milk, brown sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla extract into the rice; bring to a simmer over medium heat while stirring; cook until the rice has the consistency of loose oatmeal, about 5 minutes. Ladle pudding into bowls and dust with cinnamon.