This Cinco De Mayo we took it pretty easy. I’m feeling VERY pregnant, and we didn’t have enough limes on our tree, so (virgin) margaritas just weren’t in the cards. I still wanted to make a special drink so I ended up mix matching a bunch of different Pinterest horchata recipes together and the result was so good I decided to share!
This recipe you can make up to a day ahead and if you’re like us, all of these ingredients are already in your fridge.
This recipe you can make up to a day ahead and if you’re like us, all of these ingredients are already in your fridge.
Recipe:
1 cup rice (uncooked)
2/3 cups almonds
1 cinnamon stick
Put these in your blender- fill with water. Pulse a few times then blend until coarse- around 30 seconds.
Let sit! I did about an hour, maybe 2. But you can go up to overnight for better results.
Strain water into a 1 gallon pitcher, using a mesh strainer.
Add:
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup milk
Fill pitcher to top with water.
Stir well then refrigerate.
That’s it! So easy! You can garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon powder if you want. I did it for the picture, but honestly, I prefer it without.
Also, I’m cheap, so I reused my rice grounds to make another batch. It was weaker, but still good. I probably wouldn’t recommend any more than 2 though.