The easiest, creamy and slightly sweet homemade Authentic Mexican Horchata.
It’s almost Cinco de Mayo guys! A good excuse to throw a party with your friends and make some awesome homemade Mexican food! I’ll be making several of my favorite Mexican dishes, particularly Authentic Mexican Rice and Cantina-Style Salsa.
I’ve found that my way of judging the quality of a Mexican restaurant is by tasting their Horchata. It can’t be overly sweet or I’m completely turned off.
Horchata is essentially made out of rice, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon. There’s an important balance to the creamy rice and cinnamon flavors. This homemade Horchata recipe is incredibly easy to make and DELICIOUS!
Consider serving with:
- Smothered Green Chili Chicken Burritos
- Authentic Mexican Rice
- Cheese Enchiladas
- Grilled Chicken Street Tacos
- Other Cinco de Mayo Favorites
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The easiest, creamy and slightly sweet homemade Authentic Mexican Horchata.
- 1 1/3 cups uncooked long-grain white rice s
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 cups water , divided
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/3 - 1/2 cups granulated sugar , to taste
To a blender, add rice, 2 cups of water, and 2 cinnamon sticks.
Blend about for 2 minutes or until the rice and cinnamon sticks are roughly ground. Add the remaining water and blend again.
Pour contents into a pitcher or container with a fitted lid and place on your countertop overnight (or for at least 8 hours).
Pour the rice mixture into a fine mesh strainer, into a pitcher. Discard the rice.
Stir in the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar (to your preference). Chill until ready to serve. Stir well before serving and serve over ice.
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Aoife BROPHY says
Can I repost this recipe on my travel blog? I have just tried some in Merida today 😀
Spider man says
No
Spider Chick says
???
Gina says
Anyone try to substitute rice milk bought premade in the refrigerated section? Just curious
Donna says
I was wondering the same thing, my husband is allergic to dairy.
LauraRose says
Has anyone tried using all rice milk–just make more of it and leave out the cow/condensed milk? I have been looking for a recipe that is less sweet–so thanks! I look forward to trying this.
Pita Arreola says
Thank you so much for the recipe, it is very approximate to the Horchata we drink in Mexico. Cinco de mayo is not a real Mexican thing thou, we celebrate our independence day on September 15th.
Maggie Unzueta says
It looks delicious. I wish this were in front of me right now.
Brother Jake says
I made this recipe and also made it with store bought rice milk and store bought almond milk. It all is very similar in flavor. The store bought rice milk or almond milk eliminated the overnight wait and the need to carefully filter the rice particulates. I also experimented with using cinnamon oil instead of sticks and powders but the flavor of the cinnamon changes noticeably. The sticks and powder impart a Cinnabon flavor while the oil imparts a Red-Hot candy flavor. But if you like cinnamon, both are enjoyable. But use the oil very sparingly – only about 1/16th of a tsp. for the entire recipe.
Andrew says
Hello,
How many Oz does this recipe prepare?
Thanks
Lauren Allen says
It makes about 48 ounces
Caroliina Pavlova says
I made this recipe and another one which included almonds and condensed milk. They were both really good. I preferred the almond one, but my teenage daughter preferred this one, and since it was MUCH easier to make, this will be my go-to recipe. My daughter liked that it was less sweet and lighter than the other one. I used 1/3 cup sugar.
Lauren Allen says
Glad you liked it. Thanks for trying.
Denise Rucker says
I have to say my family absolutely loves Horchata… We usually do not go out but if we go to get Mexican food this is a treat for all of us. I followed the recipe exactly except for the sugar.. I added a can of sweet & condensed milk, after sweet & condensed milk can was empty I filled it to the top with whole milk then dumped in. AMAZING is the only word I can say about this recipe & the flavor of the drink. THANK YOU for sharing now we can enjoy this drink even at home!!!!
Maddog 77 says
This was an amazing recipe love it!!!