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Horchata Caliente

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Horchata Caliente
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Who needs hot chocolate when you can have this hot take on an iconic Mexican recipe? If in the market for a traditional chilled horchata, pour this recipe over ice.Recipe courtesy of Nestlé
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
8.08
hours
Servings
8
Horchata
Total time: 8 hours, 15 minutes
Ingredients
  • 4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cup long-grain rice
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 14 ounce nestlé la lechera sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup milk
Directions
  1. COMBINE water, rice and cinnamon in a large bowl.
  2. Cover; let sit overnight.
  3. POUR rice mixture (including cinnamon sticks) into blender; cover.
  4. BLEND on high for 3 to 4 minutes or until the mixture is as smooth as possible.
  5. STRAIN mixture through an extra fine sieve into a medium saucepan, pressing the rice solids until only a dry paste remains; discard paste.
  6. ADD sweetened condensed milk and milk to saucepan.
  7. COOK over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until horchata is warm.
  8. Pour into cups.
  9. SERVE sprinkled with ground cinnamon, if desired.
 
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