Mexican rice-based drink that is sweet, milky, with cinnamon flavor. Horchata can be served cold or hot. Both ways are delicious.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups rice, rinsed
- 1 can (14oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup whole milk
- 5 cups hot water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp.ground cinnamon (add to taste)
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract (optional)
Directions:
- In a mixing bowl, add the rice, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon sticks.
- Pour hot water into the mixture and stir until the sweetened condensed milk dissolves.
- Allow the mixture to come to room temperature. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, then refrigerate the mixture for 3 hours; overnight for best flavor.
- Remove plastic wrap. Remove the cinnamon sticks and discard.
- Strain the mixture to separate the rice. Reserve the liquid.
- Add the rice and 1.5 cups of the strained liquid to your blender. Blend for 3 minutes until the rice is liquefied.
- Strain the blended rice back into the reserved liquid.
- Make sure the rice has completely dissolved with no bits of rice left in the strainer. Blend again if bits are left behind.
- Serve over ice with a sprinkle of cinnamon. Enjoy!
