the best horchata

The Best Horchata

Cuisine Recipes

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Horchata is a Mexican beverage that is extremely reviving on a hot day. I got this recipe quite a while back from a Mexican colleague, and it is the best horchata I've had!

Cooking 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

Cooking Direction

    Pour sugar, cinnamon, and rice into heated water; mix until sugar breaks up. Cover, and let stand at room temperature for no less than 3 hours, yet at the same ideally short-term.

    Mix in milk, then puree with a hand blender, or in bunches in a standing blender until the rice looks like fine sand. Strain through a few layers of cheesecloth, or through an extremely fine sifter. Serve over ice.