# Horchata

This is a recipe for horchata, a delicious drink well known in Mexico and Spain, made the way the creator's papa used to make it.

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

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup long grain rice
- holes cinnamon
- 2 cloves star anise
- 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

## Instructions

1. Measure half a cup of long grain rice.
2. Add holes to cinnamon and 2 cloves of star anise.
3. Add 1/4 cup of fresh almonds.
4. Toast the ingredients over a fire or in the oven until aromatic.
5. Add 2 cups of regular water to the toasted rice.
6. Let the rice marinate in the water for 6 hours.
7. Pour the rice and water mixture into a blender.
8. Add half a can of sweetened condensed milk.
9. Add half a cup of white sugar.
10. Add one tablespoon of real vanilla extract.
11. Add one cup of whole milk.
12. Blend until everything is combined.
13. Strain the mixture, pressing down to extract all the liquid.
14. Add one more cup of milk for a creamier texture or water if preferred.
15. Give it a good mix.

## Equipment

- blender

## Tips

- You can save the meal if you make horchata frequently.
- Add more milk if you like it creamy, or water if you don't.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yah4TK/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/df6c44c4-4ad0-4613-a7d1-a6f3a3e02a15
- Extracted: 2025-12-26

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