5 from 3 votes
Best Horchata Recipe
Horchata is a creamy beverage made from rice and spiced with cinnamon and vanilla. Sounds weird, but I swear it’s delicious, especially when paired with spicy Mexican food!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Chill Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
9
Servings
Calories:
220 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 2 cups long grain white rice rinsed
- 6 cups water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste Nielsen-Massey Pure
- 2 cinnamon stick or 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup water to taste
- 1 cup milk whole
- 1/4 cup cream or milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- ground cinnamon or vanilla, if desired
- ice
Instructions
- Place 2 cups of rice in a mesh strainer and run it under cold water for about 30 seconds, or until the water runs clear. Add it to a 9-cup capacity blender. (Blend in batches if you have a little blender.)
- Add 6 cups water, 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste, and 2 cinnamon sticks.
- Blend for about 1 minute, or until the rice and cinnamon sticks have broken up.
- Refrigerate for at least 3-4 hours. A full 8 hours is best.
- Pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer into a large pitcher. Discard the rice.
- Add the can of sweetened condensed milk, water, milk, cream, and sugar. Stir well and taste it. Add more ground cinnamon and vanilla bean paste if you want. Adjust the sugar to taste.
- Pour into glasses filled with ice and serve really cold! Enjoy! Horchata is perfect with any kind of Mexican food.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
220kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Potassium
92mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
144IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 220kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 92mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 144IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.