Name: Horchata
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup white rice; 1/2 cup chopped almonds; 1 cinnamon stick; 12 ounce can evaporated milk; 1 cup white sugar; 1 1/2 cups milk (almond milk works too); 1 tablespoon vanilla; 4 cups water; Ice

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HORCHATA – A sweet and creamy, cinnamon flavored rice milk beverage. It’s an authentic Mexican treat that’s sure to be a fun and delicious addition to your next taco night.

If you’ve ever been to a Mexican food restaurant chances are you seen, or tasted, Horchata (pronounced or-CHAH-tah). It’s a creamy, delicious, cinnamon flavored rice beverage. But did you know it’s actually very simple to make at home?

It requires very little work and consists of fairly common ingredients. And just to give you an idea of how truly easy it is to make, my son, at 10 years old, was actually the first to make this recipe.

It’s the perfect element to make Taco Tuesday or burrito night a little more festive. And honestly, you don’t even need to be serving Mexican food to enjoy this tasty beverage.

Make sure to blend the mixture really well. This will help to keep the Horchata from separating. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator, and stir before serving.

Here’s what you need to make Horchata…

White rice
Chopped almonds
Cinnamon stick
Evaporated milk
White sugar
Milk (almond milk works too)
Vanilla
Water
Ice

Horchata

Yield: 8 cups

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Soak Time: 5 hours

Final Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 5 hours 20 minutes

HORCHATA - A sweet and creamy, cinnamon flavored rice milk beverage. It's an authentic Mexican treat that's sure to be a fun and delicious addition to your next taco night.

Ingredients

1 cup white rice
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1 cinnamon stick
12 ounce can evaporated milk
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups milk (almond milk works too)
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 cups water
Ice

Instructions

In a medium-sized bowl, combine the rice, almonds and cinnamon stick.
Fill the bowl with water, completely covering the rice, almonds and cinnamon stick.
Let the mixture soak for at least 5 hours, but preferable overnight.
Strain and discard the water from the rice, almonds and cinnamon stick.
Pour the evaporated milk into a blender and add in the rice, almonds and cinnamon stick.
Blend until smooth.
Strain into a pitcher.
Add the sugar, milk, vanilla and water. Mix until fully incorporated and the sugar is completely disolved.
Serve over ice.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 cup
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 259Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 114mgCarbohydrates: 39gFiber: 1gSugar: 33gProtein: 7g

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is only an estimate.