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

Directions

1. 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.
2. 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.