Mexican Cinnamon Horchata (Cinnamon Rice Milk)

Course: Beverage

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 35

Servings: cups

Calories: 376kcal

Author: Marvellina

Delicious and refreshing Mexican Cinnamon Horchata will become your staple this Summer (or any weather really!). This recipe uses cooked rice instead of raw rice grains (that makes your horchata tasted sandy). The best Horchata you will ever taste!

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Ingredients

1 cup long-grain rice or use 3 cups leftover cooked rice
1 ½ cups water see notes 1 (omit if you use leftover cooked rice)
4 cups milk Whole or low fat or non-dairy milk like coconut milk, almond milk (plus more as needed)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ cup light brown sugar more if you like it sweeter
Cinnamon sticks for decoration

Instructions

Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil. Then stir in the rice grains and lower the heat and let it simmer with a lid covered for about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes covered. Uncovered the lid and fluff the rice with fork. The rice should absorb all the water at this point and cooked through and fluffy
Pop it into a blender with the milk, ground cinnamon, and sugar. Whiz until smooth, then taste and add a bit more sugar if you want it sweeter. You may need to do this in 2 batches if your blender isn't big enough
Put the mixture into a nut milk bag, cheese cloth, or a fine mesh strainer (least effective imho). Nut milk bag or cheese cloth gives a smoother texture compared to a fine mesh strainer.
Squeeze or strain this mixture into a jug. Please note that the rice is not supposed to strain through. We just want the liquid. If you want it to be really smooth, you can strain it twice or more. Discard any rice left behind
Chill for at least 2 hours before serving over ice.
Add few cubes of ice just before serving if you like. Sprinkle over a little more ground cinnamon and serve.

Notes

You may need more water to cook the rice you use as different types of rice may use a slightly different amount of water. Follow the instruction on the rice package if available. Make sure you use the same cup to measure the rice and the liquid to cook the rice.

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