Horchata

Have you ever tried Horchata? Horchata is a traditional Mexican rice milk beverage...and it is so TASTY! I decided to try my hand at making is from scratch yesterday. Mostly because I'm sick of paying $3 for the already made stuff at H-E-B. This is actually really easy to make and tastes like the "real" stuff you would get in Mexico.

Here's what you'll need:

*1 cup white rice
*5 cups water
*1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon
*3 cinnamon sticks
*1/2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
*2/3 cup sugar
*1/2 cup milk

Here's what you do:

*Pour rice and water into blender and blend about 1 minute.

Make sure you put the lid on the blender before starting it up!

*Add cinnamon sticks to the water. Let rice, water, and cinnamon sticks stand at room temperature for a MINIMUM of 3 hours with cinnamon sticks(Mine soaked for 5 hours).

*Strain the rice water into a pitcher and discard rice and cinnamon sticks.


*Add all other ingredients. Stir well.

*Pour into a glass over ice and enjoy!