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Siempre Homemade

Coconut Horchata

The horchata was born from a mistake but is now my go-to recipe.

Prep
360 min
Total
360 min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup long grain rice
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 can coconut milk (unsweetened)
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk (Lechera brand)
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp coconut extract (or more to taste)
  • ice (lots of ice)
  • to taste sugar (optional)

Garnish

  • cinnamon stick (fresh)

Directions

  1. 1

    Rinse and soak the rice and cinnamon in 3 cups of water in the fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight

  2. 2

    Add everything to a blender and blend until smooth.

  3. 3

    Strain into a pitcher, with lots of ice and garnish with grated cinnamon and a cinnamon stick. If the condensed milk doesn’t sweeten it enough to your liking add additional sugar to taste.

Notes

The horchata was born from a mistake but is now my go-to recipe. Give it a try and let me know your thoughts!