Lola's Horchata

cookiedog's Note:

Horchata has always been a favorite of my daughter since she was a little girl. This easy version is from Allrecipes.com. Hopefully Lola does not mind me posting it here.I like mine with less cinnamon, so you might start off with a tsp. cinnamon and see if it is enough.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
• 5 cups water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup white sugar

Directions:

1. Pour the rice and water into the bowl of a blender; blend until the rice just begins to break up, about 1 minute.
2. Let rice and water stand at room temperature for a minimum of 3 hours.
3. Strain the rice water into a pitcher and discard the rice.
4. Stir the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar into the rice water.
5. Chill and stir before serving over ice.

Reviews

[Chef #1147330]

Great recipe, and if you are in a pinch for time of just lazy you can use ricedream rice milk instead of making your own.

[Julie F]

Once again, Recipezaar comes to the rescue. My daughter needed a traditional recipe with a "history" for her Spanish class. I'm not sure what the history of Horchata is, but I was glad to find this easy recipe that was delicious! My rice didn't "break up" much in the blender after one minute, but the rice water was a cloudy color with a sediment at the bottom, so I guess I did that right. In any case, we enjoyed this and I'm sure it will be a big hit tomorrow! Thank you for sharing!

[Chef #838837]

I made a healthier version of this recipe: Used brown rice Filtered water Instead of sugar, used 2/3 tspn of stevia, which is a plant derivative and sweeter than sugar Everything else is the same. What a great recipe! Delicious and now I have to make it all the time for the hubby. He uses this instead of milk for his protein shake. Thanks for posting.