Linda's Coconut Horchata recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup uncooked white rice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 ½ cups water, divided
⅔ cup light coconut milk
⅓ cup superfine sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

183.3 calories
carbohydrate: 36.5 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 2.6 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 2.4 g
saturatedFat: 1.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 9.9 mg
sugar: 11.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Pour rice, cinnamon, and 3 cups water in a blender, blend until rice begins to break up, about 1 minute.

  2. Transfer rice mixture to a large bowl and stir in remaining 1 1/2 cups water, let stand for at least 3 hours, whisking occasionally.

  3. Strain rice mixture with a fine sieve into a large pitcher and discard rice.

  4. Stir coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla extract into the pitcher. Chill completely and stir before serving over ice.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

A refreshing Mexican rice drink that's easy to make. I don't know if this version is traditional but I did have something similar at a very authentic Mexican restaurant. Either way, it's still delicious!

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