A rice pudding is a dish mixed with water or milk and other ingredients such as cinnamon, vanilla, and raisins. When used as a dessert, it is commonly combined with a sweetener such as sugar. Some variants are thickened only with rice starch; others include eggs, making them a kind of custard. Rice pudding dishes are found in nearly every area of the world. Recipes can greatly vary even within a single country. Rice Pudding Day challenges you to indulge in more adventurous rice pudding recipes.