Horchata

Name: Horchata
Cook time: 110 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 200g Long-Grain White Rice; 2 sticks of Cinnamon; 1000ml Water, hot, for soaking/blending; 1000ml Water, cold, to dilute after straining; 250ml Whole Milk; 150g Granulated Sugar; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Horchata is a silky, cinnamon-scented rice beverage that's creamy, lightly sweet, and utterly refreshing. It's made by soaking rice with cinnamon, blending until smooth, then straining and finishing with milk and vanilla for a cool, comforting drink.

Horchata is a silky, cinnamon-scented rice beverage that's creamy, lightly sweet, and utterly refreshing. It's made by soaking ric... Show more

Traditional Mexican Recipe

Health Grade

E · Indulgent

Rating

4.4

Time

1 hr50 min

Price

0,13 €

Calories

135 kcal

vegetarian

low calorie

easy

meal prep

Method

Rinse the rice

Put the long-grain white rice in a bowl or sieve and rinse it under cold running water, swishing with your hand, until the water goes from very cloudy to only lightly cloudy. Drain it well so the soaking liquid keeps its full flavor.

Soak with cinnamon

Place the rinsed rice in a bowl with the cinnamon sticks. Pour over the hot water so everything is fully submerged, stir once, and let it soak for 30 minutes. The rice should soften a little, and the water should smell warmly of cinnamon.

Blend until milky

Carefully pour the soaked rice, cinnamon, and soaking liquid into a jug blender. Blend for 1 to 2 minutes, until the rice is very finely broken up and the liquid looks milky and opaque. If needed, stop once to scrape down the sides so there are no dry bits left behind.

Strain the mixture

Set a fine-mesh sieve over a large pitcher or bowl and pour in the blended rice mixture. Let it drain, then press gently with the back of a spoon to help the liquid through, stopping before you force too much grit into the drink. Discard the strained rice and cinnamon solids.

Sweeten and dilute

To the strained rice liquid, add the cold water, whole milk, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract. Whisk or stir very well until the sugar is fully dissolved and the horchata tastes evenly sweet, creamy, and fragrant.

Chill the horchata

Cover the pitcher and chill the horchata for at least 1 hour so it gets properly cold and the flavors come together. Give it a thorough stir before serving, since some settling at the bottom is completely normal.

Serve cold

Pour the horchata into glasses and serve it well chilled. Stir the pitcher once more if needed so each glass is evenly creamy and lightly spiced.

Ingredients

Method

For 8 servings

Adjust servings

200g Long-Grain White Rice
2 sticks of Cinnamon
1000ml Water, hot, for soaking/blending
1000ml Water, cold, to dilute after straining
250ml Whole Milk
150g Granulated Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

🧂 Plus ~2g of salt

Nutrition

Per Serving.

Calories

135 kcal

7% of Daily kcal

Protein

1.9 g

4% RDI

Fat

1.1 g

0.6g sat fat

Carbs

29 g

11% RDI

Sugar

20 g

41% RDI

Fiber

0.2 g

1% RDI

Salt

0 g

0% RDI

Quality Profile

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Composite score - weighted by current nutrition science

E · 2.7 / 10

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Ingredients

For 8 servings

Adjust servings

200g Long-Grain White Rice
2 sticks of Cinnamon
1000ml Water, hot, for soaking/blending
1000ml Water, cold, to dilute after straining
250ml Whole Milk
150g Granulated Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

🧂 Plus ~2g of salt

Horchata

Method

Rinse the rice

Soak with cinnamon

Blend until milky

Strain the mixture

Sweeten and dilute

Chill the horchata

Serve cold

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Calories

Protein

Fat

Carbs

Sugar

Fiber

Salt

Quality Profile

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