Horchata
horchata
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients:
  • 2 cups white rice, long-grain uncooked
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 cups nonfat milk
  • 1 can (12 ounces) nonfat evaporated milk
  • 1 ⅓ cups sugar
  • 4 cinnamon sticks

Directions:

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Combine rice, water and cinnamon sticks in the bowl of a blender.
  3. Let mixture stand at room temperature for about three hours.
  4. Blend mixture in blender until rice just begins to break up.
  5. Strain the rice water into a pitcher and discard the rice and pieces of cinnamon stick. Stir the milk, evaporated milk and sugar into the rice water.
  6. Chill and stir before serving over ice.

Nutrition Information:

  • Calories 270
  • Total Fat 0g
  • Saturated Fat 0g
  • Cholesterol 0mg
  • Sodium 70mg
  • Total Carbohydrates 60g
  • Fiber 1g
  • Total Sugars 34g, includes 27g Added Sugars
  • Protein 6g
  • Vitamin D 6%
  • Calcium 15%
  • Iron 6%
  • Potassium 6%
Nutrition Software Used: 
ESHA Food Processor

Source:

Adapted from MyPlate Kitchen and North Dakota Food and Culture: A Taste of World Cuisine. North Dakota State University Extension Service

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