Horchata recipe

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Ingredients

2 quarts hot water
½ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup long grain rice
1 cup milk
ice cubes, for serving

Nutrition Info

149.1 calories
carbohydrate: 32.8 g
cholesterol: 2.4 mg
fat: 0.8 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 2.7 g
saturatedFat: 0.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 24.5 mg
sugar: 14 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Pour sugar, cinnamon, and rice into hot water, stir until sugar dissolves. Cover, and let stand at room temperature for at least 3 hours, but preferably overnight.

  2. Stir in milk, then puree with a hand blender, or in batches in a standing blender until the rice resembles fine sand. Strain through several layers of cheesecloth, or through a very fine strainer. Serve over ice.

Recipe Yield

2 quarts

Recipe Note

Horchata is a refreshing summer drink. I learned this recipe a couple years ago from a Mexican coworker, and I was immediately addicted!

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