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Easy Sweet Rice Recipe (Dairy-Free)

August 15, 2021
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A serving of sweet rice made with almond milk and brown sugar on a dinner plate.

With this sweet rice recipe, you’ll be able to add this tasty side dish to your meals with ease. My husband’s grandmother showed me how to make this delicious recipe when I first met her. Now I make it in the Instant Pot because it makes it so easy. This sweet rice goes perfectly with my gluten-free fried pork chops that she also taught me how to make.

Ingredients for Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Sweet Rice:

2 cups long-grain white rice
2 cups water
¾ cup almond milk
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt

A serving of sweet white rice topped with brown sugar.

How to Make Sweet Rice:

Place rice in a mesh strainer and rinse under cool running water until the water runs clear.

Rice made in an Instant Pot and being fluffed with a fork.

Place water and rinsed rice in the Instant Pot and close the lid and set the venting knob to seal. Use the manual mode and set it for 3 minutes. Allow for natural release for 10 minutes and then remove the lid. Fluff with a fork.

White rice and brown sugar in an Instant Pot with a cup of almond milk pouring on top of it.

Set to saute mode and add almond milk, brown sugar, and salt to the rice. Stir to combine. Continue stirring for a few minutes until it thickens and gets creamy. 

Creamy sweet rice in an Instant Pot
A bowl of sweet white rice.

Remove from pan and serve. Add to the table a small bowl of brown sugar in case anyone wants a little extra on their rice. 

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A plate with sweet rice made with almond milk and brown sugar.

Easy Sweet Rice Recipe (Dairy-Free)

★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
  • Author: MamaShire
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Sides
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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Description

With this Instant Pot Sweet Rice Recipe, you’ll be able to add this tasty side dish to your meals with ease.


Ingredients

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2 cups long grain white rice
2 cups water
¾ cup almond milk
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt


Instructions

Place rice in a mesh strainer and rinse under cool running water until the water runs clear.

Place water and rinsed rice in the Instant Pot and close the lid and set the venting knob to seal. Use the manual mode and set for 3 minutes. Allow for natural release for 10 minutes and then remove the lid. Fluff with a fork.

Set to saute mode and add almond milk, brown sugar, and salt to the rice. Stir to combine. Continue stirring for a few minutes until it thickens and gets creamy. 

Remove from pan and serve. Add to the table a small bowl of brown sugar in case anyone wants a little extra on their rice. 


Notes

Use a regular measuring cup to measure the rice and water, not the plastic cup that comes with the Instant Pot. It isn’t a full cup. 

Keywords: sweet rice, white sweet rice, gluten-free recipe, dairy-free recipe, gluten-free dairy-free, gluten-free side dish

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Two pictures showing the finished sweet rice and how to make it.

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  1. Tara

    October 17, 2021 at 6:35 pm

    My family really loved this as a side with dinner last night.

    ★★★★★

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    • MamaShire

      October 17, 2021 at 6:36 pm

      I’m so glad your family loved it!

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