Name: Instant Pot Chocolate Rice Pudding
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 7 min
Ingredients: 1 cup plain unsweetened almond milk; 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons cacao powder; 1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt; 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup (or brown sugar); 1/2 cup arborio rice; 1/2 cup coconut milk; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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This Instant Pot Chocolate Rice Pudding recipe is a creamy and decadent dessert in the pressure cooker. This simple recipe cooks in just 7 minutes, but tastes like it took all day.

A naturally sweetened rice pudding with cacao powder, vanilla extract, and arborio rice.

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This Instant Pot Chocolate Rice Pudding is a creamy and chocolaty way to enjoy a quick treat that’s ready in less than 20 minutes. This rice pudding is thick and luxurious by using arborio rice, which is traditionally used in Italian risotto. By adding a few pantry staple ingredients together, you can easily have a tasty treat in no time.

One of my favorite things about my pressure cooker is how laborious recipes can turn into quick snacks. This no stir rice pudding is made with rich cacao powder, plant based milk, and a few ingredients from your baking cupboard.

This Instant Pot Chocolate Rice Pudding Recipe Is:

Rich
Creamy
Decadent
Totally Plant-Based
Loaded with Flavor
Vegan, Gluten Free, and SO Good!
Naturally Sweetened

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Easy Pressure Cooker Rice Pudding Recipe

This vegan chocolate rice pudding is what I call an Easy Weeknight Dessert – which is on your table in under 30 minutes. These quick and simple recipes are perfect for those nights when you want a homecooked treat but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen.

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What’s In Pressure Cooker Chocolate Rice Pudding?

Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

Arborio Rice: classic risotto rice. It’s a thick short rice that soaks up a LOT of liquid, making the pudding super creamy without adding any dairy. Make sure you use classic arborio rice for this recipe – jasmine or basmati rice will work but not be as thick and creamy.
Milk – I used unsweetened Almond Milk for my version of this recipe.
Raw Cacao Powder: this raw unsweetened cacao powder is a good addition. Make sure you use a raw cacao powder and not sweetened baking cocoa… it makes a huge difference.
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Maple Syrup: I really like using this raw organic agave syrup because it’s a natural.
Coconut Milk: I use unsweetened full-fat coconut milk, which I’d definitely recommend over lite coconut milk. The flavor makes this dish super rich and creamy without any dairy.
Vanilla Extract: it’s super important to use real pure vanilla extract, and not artificial baking vanilla flavor.

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One of the BEST Pantry Staple Rice Pudding Recipes

This gluten free rice pudding recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal! It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards – most of which you probably have on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious meals using a few staples you can rotate.

I made a list of my Top 125 Plant-Based Pantry Staples that always keep stocked. By stocking up on whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!

How Do I Make Chocolate Rice Pudding in the Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker?

In the instant pot, whisk together the almond milk, water, cacao powder, salt, and agave syrup. Add the rice and seal the instant pot lid. Cook on Manual or High Pressure Mode for 7 Minutes. Natural release the pressure for 10 minutes, then after 10 minutes manually release the remaining pressure, taking care to keep your hands and face from the steam vent.
Carefully remove lid and stir in the coconut milk and vanilla.
Enjoy warm, or chill in the refrigerator 2 hours before serving.

Instant Pot Dessert Recipes for Meal Prep Treats!

Of all my kitchen appliances, and I mean ALL of them, my Instant Pot pressure cooker is my most-used! I cook everything in it from beans and legumes, to soups and pasta dishes.

You can get Instant Pots in many sizes, but I like my 8-quart model, which is ideal for batch cooking and meal prep. It also has a quicker pressure-release feature which saves me even more cooking time.

I love that everything can cook in one pot, which makes for way less dishes and hands-off cooking. The Instant Pot is hands-down my favorite kitchen appliance, and actually makes my life so much easier.