Horchata with Cinnamon and Vanilla
Agua de Horchata
Recipe Yield
6 servings
Cooking time
2 hours 2 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2 cups long or extra long white rice
- 3 cups hot water
- 1 cinnamon stick ceylon or true cinnamon, if you can
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups milk
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- Ground cinnamon to sprinkle on top optional
To Prepare
- Place the rice in a bowl and cover with hot water. Roughly crumble a piece of true cinnamon into the rice mix (cassia will not let you break it…) and let is all sit and rest anywhere from 2 to 8 hours outside of the refrigerator.
- Place half of the rice mixture in the blender with half of the milk and vanilla and blend until smooth, then strain into a pitcher or container (if using cassia cinnamon, remove it). Place the other half of the rice mixture in the blender with the remaining milk and the sugar, pure until smooth and strain into the same pitcher or container.
- Stir well and serve over ice cubes, or place in the refrigerator until it is cold. Serve with more ice cubes to your liking, and sprinkle some ground cinnamon on top if you wish.
Comments
64comments inHorchata with Cinnamon and Vanilla
Alkie
Feb 02
Hi Pati!
Can I use skim milk for this recipe?
Thank you!
Pati Jinich
Feb 06
You can, it will be less creamy but still delicious!
Pola Bradman
Dec 20
I can´t wait to try this recipe. We had horchata in Spain years ago. Is it the same recipe?
Your program is excellent! I watch it always. Pola
Pati Jinich
Jan 08
Thanks so much for tuning in Pola, you are going to love this refreshing Horchata!
Gaby
Nov 08
Pati, how do I incorporate strawberries? My soon to be 4 year old wants strawberry horchata for her birthday party (she learned about it on the PBS kids show – Rosie’s Rules, haha. Thanks in advance, love your show. Saludos from Chicago.
Pati Jinich
Nov 09
I would follow the recipe until the straining, then blend again adding strawberries. Strain again or if you like some texture, just blend until smooth and serve!
Trini
Aug 19
We love horchata, can’t wait to try it!
Pati Jinich
Sep 05
I love it too, let me know how you liked it!
Anthony Carvajal
Aug 18
Pati, for s twist, I enjoy it with a blended banana into mixture. My tia taught me this variation and it’s wonderful as well.
Thanks for all your inspiration.
Anthony Carvajal
Pati Jinich
Sep 05
Oh Anthony, that sounds yummy, thanks for sharing your tia’s secret!
Terri G
Aug 18
This is my son’s favorite drink. He will only have the authentic thing and gets upset when he finds taquerias that use the powdered stuff! There’s just no excuse. Since your son’s live everything you make for them I will have to try it!! 🤞🏼
Pati Jinich
Sep 05
From scratch is always better 😉
Betsy
Aug 18
Hi Pati! Should the rice be cooked or uncooked?
Pati Jinich
Sep 05
Uncooked Betsy 🙂
Joe
Aug 18
I’m going to try this weekend. A cool treat for the grandkids!
Pati Jinich
Sep 05
Yay, hope they enjoyed it!
Lisa Ide
Aug 07
So delicious, thank you, Pati! Do you recommend this hot as well?
Also, I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and my family is trying to reduce dairy consumption, so I made a couple of modifications: I used half milk and half oat milk, and I reduced the sugar to only 1/3 cup for the full recipe. I find that the rice, itself, especially in combination with the cinnamon, has a natural sweet taste that is good enough for me.
Pati Jinich
Sep 11
My favorite is cold Horchate, iced of possible! So happy that you have found a way to twist the recipe to work for you and your dietary needs Lisa, un abrazo!
Jovon
Jul 24
It is absolutely delish. Made it last night and will finish drinking it today. Thank you.
Pati Jinich
Aug 16
So very happy you loved the Horchata, yay!
Precious
May 05
How hot should the water be? Boiling or no?
Pati Jinich
May 10
Yes, boiling water works best, enjoy it Precious!
Lynne Burns
May 04
Hola Pati,
Quisiera probar esta receta, pero soy intolerante a los productos lacteos…¿recomienda que la haga con “leche” de arroz, o piensa que sería muy fuerte el sabor del arroz? “Leche” de avena es la variedad que prefiero y uso más.
Gracias!
Pati Jinich
May 10
La puedes hacer con la leche que prefieras Lynne, con la de avena queda muy bien y tambien con la de coco 😉
Kristin Groman
Feb 15
Made this today. It is so delicious and was a fun and easy recipe. Thank you!!
Pati Jinich
Feb 20
My pleasure Kristin, glad you liked the Horchata 🙂
Colleen
Nov 04
I can’t wait to give this horchata to my brother tomorrow for his birthday! My kids want to keep it for themselves! So yummy!! Thank you, Pati!
Pati Jinich
Nov 05
I hope he liked it Colleen! Happy Birthday to your brother 😉
Vicki
Oct 27
Pati,
What is your favorite brand of vanilla?
Pati Jinich
Oct 27
Hi Vicki, I do not have a preferred brand, but I like my vanilla pure and Mexican if possible. You can look it up online 🙂
Ana
Oct 23
Which of your horchata recipes is better?
Pati Jinich
Oct 27
Hola Ana! I like vanilla a lot, so probably I will go for this one, but if you don’t then regular horchata is delicious as well 😉
Marina
Aug 18
Hi Pati, do you rinse the rice first? Thank you!
Pati Jinich
Sep 05
I do not because the starch makes for a thicker horchata, which I love!
Susan under
Oct 18
Pati your recipes always turn out wonderful I love watching you make them and so delicious!!
Pati Jinich
Oct 19
Gracias Susan!
Wayne
Aug 20
Sounds so good
Pati Jinich
Aug 23
🙂 It is…
Rudy
Dec 12
How do I make the Massa for tamales, so that the Massa doesn’t come out to soft or too stiff
Pati Jinich
Dec 13
Here’s my recipe, Rudy: http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/chicken-in-green-salsa-tamal/ Enjoy!
Emmy Chaves
Apr 04
Delicious! We made it with unsweetened almond milk and monk fruit sweetener which made it a little too sweet. We added 2 additional cups of almond milk and it was perfect! So wonderful that we were able to make our own horchata and avoid all of the extra ingredients in the mixed packets! Thanks!
Pati Jinich
Apr 13
I’m so glad you made the recipe your own, Emmy!
Tee Jonas
Dec 07
I’m going to try Pati’s recipe for my first time making horchata. I can’t wait.
Pati
Dec 07
Yay! Enjoy it, Tee.
Anonymous
May 02
Do you blend the water w/ the rice? Or remove tge rice from water?
And how do you strain rice powder? It get gritty
Pati
May 04
Yes you blend the water with the rice…and I like to use a fine sieve.
Spencer
Feb 16
Really sweet. More milky than others I have tasted. But it is very good!
Pati
Feb 19
So glad you liked it Spencer.
Tim and Alan
Sep 30
Thanks Pati for the so very tasty recipe. We love all of your recipes, we’ve tried. We never make any changes! We love your show and it was so pleasant running into you at the Silver Spring street market the other year. Such an inspiration!!
Pati
Oct 02
It was so nice running into you too! I hope you continue to enjoy all of the new recipes!
Daisy
Jul 15
Hola Pati!
I recently started watching your cooking program along with my five year old daughter who loves to be in the kitchen and help with whatever she can get her little hands on. She absolutely loves to watch you cook and cannot wait for us to make horchata and your tres leches cake! Which vanilla extract do you highly recommend to use?
Pati
Jul 17
I hope you and your daughter have so much fun in the kitchen!
I look for a vanilla that’s from Mexico, preferably from Papantla or Veracruz. And make sure to get the real extract, that says “pure vanilla extract”, not an imitation flavor.
alexandra
May 24
thanks for the very good recipes from the different states of Mexico, even the ones we have never had the opportunity to visit and enjoy their dishes, I’m used to cook with basmati rice, can I still make horchata with this rice>
Pati
Jun 01
Yes!
Miguel
Apr 28
Pati se tiene que lavar el arroz hasta que quede la agua clara como cuando se cocina antes de cubrirlo con la agua caliente? Gracias!
Pati
May 08
No, solamente una enjuagadita esta perfecto!
Stella J. Franco
Apr 06
Hello sweet lady its been awhile since we last chatted through e-mail over five years go am still enjoying and watching your show. My son asked since its been hot over here in Arizona if i could please make him some Horchata, i said of course since we Latina mothers love feeding our sons LOL! Thank you for this recipe i will make it this weekend to go with pollo asado kabobs and corn on the cob.
Pati
Apr 07
So wonderful to hear from you Stella! I hope you and your son love the Horchata.
Ana
Apr 04
I’m so doing this , my fam love horchata…
Pati
Apr 06
Yay! Hope your family loves it Ana.
Susan
Apr 04
Could I use almond milk instead of cow’s milk?
Pati
Apr 07
Yes Susan you can! It will also be delicious.
Anonymous
Feb 16
This is so go and refreshing!
Pati
Feb 16
Thank you!