It can be made by gently simmering the milk and rice in a saucepan until tender, and then the sugar is carefully mixed in.When made in the oven, the pudding rice is placed into a baking dish, and the milk, cream and sugar are mixed in.The dish is then placed in the oven and baked at a low temperature for a few hours, until the rice is tender and the pudding has a creamy consistency.uses butter instead of cream, adds a small pinch of salt, and requires the pudding mixture to stand for an hour or so prior to being cooked.Ready-made, pre-cooked rice pudding is widely available in supermarkets and convenience stores, either chilled in pots or ambient in tin cans, which has a long shelf life.In different languages it is called risengrød (Danish), risengrynsgrøt or risgrøt/risgraut (Norwegian), risgrynsgröt (Swedish), riisipuuro (Finnish), grjónagrautur [ˈkrjouːnaˌkrœyːtʏr̥], hrísgrautur [ˈr̥iːs-] or hrísgrjónagrautur (Icelandic), and rísgreytur (Faroese).In Norway, the dessert is called riskrem and served with red sauce (usually made from strawberries, raspberries or cherries).In Scandinavia, rice pudding has long been a part of Christmas tradition, in some countries referred to as julegröt/julegrøt/julegrød/joulupuuro (Yule porridge) or tomtegröt/nissegrød.In New England, a popular pudding is made with long grain rice, milk, sugar, or in Vermont, maple syrup.