Horchata Recipe ‹ Cinnamon Horchata

Horchata is a sweet and milky Mexican beverage.

Ingredients

• 10 cups cold water, divided
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 cups uncooked white rice
• 1 cup almonds
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 6 cups ice

Cooking Directions

1. Bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add cinnamon sticks and let steep for 10 minutes.
2. Combine rice and almonds in a blender; blend to the consistency of sand. Transfer to a bowl and mix in cinnamon water. Cover and let sit for 6 hours.
3. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve twice. Save cinnamon sticks but discard almond and rice solids. Add 6 cups cold water, sweetened condensed milk, and cinnamon sticks. Serve over ice.

Nutrition Facts

• calories343.9
• carbohydrateContent54 g
• cholesterolContent13.3 mg
• fatContent10.9 g
• fiberContent2.4 g
• proteinContent8.8 g
• saturatedFatContent2.8 g
• sodiumContent58.9 mg
• sugarContent22.1 g