06/23/2021
Horchata✨ A Creamy, Refreshing, Cinnamon Flavored Drink!
Horchata is a refreshing rice and cinnamon drink, made with just a few simple ingredients! Keep a pitcher of this authentic Latin American drink in your fridge for a sweet, cold drink to cool you down on hot days!
Ingredients
* 1 1/3 cup of white rice
* 2 cinnamon sticks
* 4 cups of water
* 1 cup of milk or almond milk
* 1 Tbsp vanilla
* 2/3 cup of sugar
* Ice
Instructions
1. To a blender, add rice, 2 cups of water, and 2 cinnamon sticks.
2. Blend about for 2 minutes or until the rice and cinnamon sticks are roughly ground. Add the remaining water and blend again.
3. Pour contents into a pitcher or container with a fitted lid and refrigerate overnight (or at least 4 hours).
4. Strain the mixture through a mesh strainer and discard chunks.
5. Add milk, vanilla, and sugar into the rice water and chill before serving over ice.