Authentic Horchata

Authentic Horchata

Recipe by Teira H from allrecipes.com

Drink 10 Hr. 15 Mins.

Ingredients

6

6 servings

  • ⅔ cup uncooked long-grain white rice
  • 3 cups warm water
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 cups milk
  • ½ cup white sugar, or more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ice
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon, or to taste

Instructions

  • Grind rice into very fine, cornmeal-sized pieces using a blender or coffee grinder.
  • Transfer ground rice to a medium bowl, pour warm water on top, and drop in cinnamon sticks. Cover and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
  • Remove the cinnamon sticks. Place mixture back in the blender and puree until as smooth as possible.
  • Line a sieve with a couple layers of cheesecloth and strain the mixture. Squeeze cloths to extract as much flavor as possible.
  • Stir in milk, sugar, and vanilla extract until sugar has dissolved. Chill completely, at least 2 hours.
  • Serve over ice, garnished with cinnamon.

Nutritional Facts

Per 6 servings

  • Calories: 190
  • Carbohydrate: 38g
  • Fat: 2g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 4g
  • Sugar: 21g

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