# Horchata

A delicious drink well known in Mexico and Spain, made with rice, cinnamon, star anise, almonds, and milk.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup long grain rice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise cloves
- 0.25 cup fresh almonds
- 2 cups regular water
- 0.5 can sweetened condensed milk
- 0.5 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon real vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup milk
- water

## Instructions

1. Add half a cup of long grain rice, two cinnamon sticks, two cloves of star anise, and a quarter cup of fresh almonds.
2. Toast the ingredients over a fire or in the oven until aromatic.
3. Add two cups of regular water to the toasted rice mixture.
4. Let the rice marinate with the water for six hours.
5. Transfer the marinated rice and all ingredients to a blender.
6. Add half a can of sweetened condensed milk, half a cup of white sugar, one tablespoon of real vanilla extract, and one cup of whole milk to the blender.
7. Blend the mixture.
8. Carefully strain the mixture, pressing it down.
9. Add one more cup of milk if you like it creamy, or water if you don't.
10. Give the horchata a good mix.

## Equipment

- oven
- blender
- strainer

## Tips

- Toast the rice, cinnamon, star anise, and almonds over fire or in the oven until aromatic.
- Be careful with straining as the mixture will be chunky.
- Save the meal if you make horchata frequently.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRG14r2f/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c7b436bc-40b1-4673-8d67-c24c200c4306
- Extracted: 2026-05-12

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