Authentic Horchata Recipe

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups rice
• 1 can (14oz. sweetened condensed milk)
• 1 cup whole milk
• 5 cups hot water
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp.ground cinnamon (add to taste)

Instructions

1. 1

   In a mixing bowl, add the rice, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon sticks.

2. 2

   Pour hot water into the mixture and stir until the sweetened condensed milk dissolves.

3. 3

   Allow mixture to come to room temperature. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap then refrigerate the mixture for a minimum of 2 hours. Refrigerate up to 12 hours for a more concentrated flavor.

4. 4

   Uncover the mixture. Remove the cinnamon sticks and discard.

5. 5

   Strain the mixture to separate the rice. Reserve the liquid.

6. 6

   Add the rice and 1.5 cups of the strained liquid to your blender. Blend for 3 minutes until the rice is liquefied.

7. 7

   Strain the blended rice back into the reserved liquid. Blend the horchata mixture again if the mixture is gritty.

8. 8

   Serve over ice with a sprinkle of cinnamon.