Vanessa's Horchata

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 2/3 cups uncooked white rice
• 10 cups water, divided
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup soy milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs 15 mins


• place about half the rice and 2 cups water in a blender; pulse until rice is roughly ground.
• pour about 3 cups more water in blender and add 2 cinnamon sticks; blend until cinnamon sticks are broken to pieces.
• pour rice mixture into a large pitcher.
• repeat the steps until all the rice, water, and cinnamon sticks are blended and poured into the pitcher.
• cover and refrigerate pitcher for at least 4 hours to overnight.
• strain rice mixture through a sieve into another pitcher or bowl and discard rice and cinnamon.
• stir soy milk, sugar, and vanilla extract into the strained liquid; chill until ready to serve.