Description
This Horchata recipe is a creamy and refreshing Mexican drink made with rice, cinnamon, and sweetened condensed milk. Perfect for cooling off on a hot day.
Ingredients
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Rice Mixture:
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 cups water
Additional Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Ice cubes for serving
Instructions
- Rinse and Soak: Rinse rice under cold water until clear. Soak in a bowl with 2 cups of water and cinnamon sticks for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight).
- Blend: Remove cinnamon sticks and blend rice mixture with an additional 2 cups of fresh water until smooth.
- Strain: Strain blended mixture into a pitcher using a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth.
- Flavor: Stir in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract; adjust sweetness to taste.
- Chill and Serve: Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving over ice cubes. Garnish with ground cinnamon if desired.
Notes
- You can adjust the sweetness by adding more or less sweetened condensed milk.
- For a stronger cinnamon flavor, let the cinnamon sticks steep longer in the rice mixture.
- Prep Time: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blending, Straining
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: Horchata, Mexican drink, rice drink, cinnamon, sweetened condensed milk, refreshing
