Description
A traditional Mexican drink made from rice, cinnamon, sugar, and milk, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 cups water (for soaking)
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Ice (for serving)
Instructions
- Dump the rice and broken cinnamon stick into a big bowl and add the water. Let it soak overnight or at least six hours.
- After soaking, blend the rice and cinnamon stick mixture until it’s as smooth as possible.
- Strain the mixture into a pitcher using a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth.
- Add sugar, milk, and vanilla extract to the strained liquid and stir to combine.
- Pour the horchata over ice and serve.
Notes
Store in the coldest part of your fridge. Shake or stir before serving to mix any settled solids. Best consumed within 3 days.
- Prep Time: 360 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blending and Straining
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: horchata, Mexican drink, refreshing beverage, homemade horchata, rice drink