QUICK AND EASY HORCHATA — You can whip up this simple horchata in just a few minutes. Perfect if you’re craving this sweet drink but don’t want to go through the long process of making an authentic version.
If you love horchata, but don’t want to spend a lot of time making it, then this Quick and Easy Horchata is the recipe for you!
If you’ve never had horchata, you might be wondering what exactly it is? Horchata is a Mexican drink made with rice (and sometimes nuts) that is flavored with cinnamon and sweetened with sugar.
The rice or nuts are ground and mixed with water to create a milky looking drink. And my middle son is a huge fan!
He recently came back from serving a church service mission in Mexico, and was so excited to learn how to make horchata. But everyone he asked told him they made it from horchata concentrate.
Then he talked to a local with a taco truck who shared this quick method for making a lot of horchata at once–no cooking and grinding of rice required. I figure if it’s good enough for a Mexican taco truck, it’s good enough for me!
This version of horchata uses just a few simple ingredients, and you probably have many of them in your pantry right now–evaporated milk, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. And of course, water.
I also blend in a few tablespoons of rice flower (thanks to my friend Claudia for the suggestion) to give the horchata that rice flavor, without the hassle of cooking and grinding rice.
You can add less or more sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla to suit your tastes. And if you can’t find rice flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill), it’s still delicious without.
If you’ve never had horchata, Cinco de Mayo is coming up, and that would be a great time to give this Quick and Easy Horchata recipe a try. My son is certainly happy we can make it at home!
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Here’s what you’ll need to make Quick and Easy Horchata
- Water
- Evaporate milk
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Rice flour
- Cinnamon
Quick and Easy Horchata
You can whip up this simple horchata in just a few minutes. Perfect if you're craving this sweet drink but don't want to go through the long process of making an authentic version.
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons rice flour
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender. Puree until well mixed. Serve chilled.
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Who Dished It Up First: My horchata loving son sent this recipe from Mexico!
Kourtney
This was amazing! My mom and I are big fans of horchata and this tasted better than most restaurants.
Josh
Very good. My wife and son, who love horchata, approved. I didn’t have rice flour so I used my coffee grinder to grind up some rice to make the flour. The amounts are impractical for a normal blender. Fortunately, I have an immersion blender that allowed me to blend in a container. I then strained through cheesecloth into another container which was good because there was a great deal of sediment. However, the straining (and not pouring out the very bottom of the first container) kept the resulting drink smooth without any of the grainy texture that my wife has complained about from other recipes. I’m keeping this recipe since it’s so much easier than traditional methods and tastes great.
Danelle
Wonderful! Thanks for the great substitution tips!