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Homemade Horchata

Homemade Horchata

Horchata is a traditional Mexican drink. Homemade Horchata is as simple as pouring a glass of milk. Homemade Horchata is made up of white rice soaked in water. It’s flavored with cinnamon and its sweetened with granulated sugar. Everything is minced up together in a blender and later strained to remove solids. Some versions are dairy free while others contain milk. Some versions contain nuts or added flavor like vanilla or coconut.

What is Homemade Horchata?

Horchata (pronounced or-CHAH-tah) is a popular Mexican drink that is often described as a sweet rice milk beverage. Horchata is made out of rice, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon and is served in many Mexican restaurants. There’s an important balance to the creamy rice and cinnamon flavors found in horchata. I think you will find that this homemade Horchata recipe is the perfect balance.

I’ve tried several recipes using different ratios, different types of rice, I’ve tried adding nuts or leaving them out, and also experimented using whole cinnamon sticks or ground cinnamon. After all the tasty trials this one was my favorite.

It’s incredibly easy to make and it tastes just as good, if not better than the horchata you’ll get from Mexican restaurants! Everyone will love this simple, satisfying drink!

How to Make Horchata

  • Blend. Blend the rice, water, and cinnamon sticks until the rice and cinnamon sticks are roughly ground. Add the remaining water and blend again.
  • Let Sit. Pour the contents into a pitcher or container with a fitted lid and place on your countertop overnight (or for at least 8 hours).
  • Strain. Pour the rice mixture into a fine mesh strainer, into a pitcher and discard the rice.
  • Add. Stir in the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar (to your preference). Chill until ready to serve. Stir well before serving and serve over ice.
Homemade Horchata

Ethan’s Horchata

Refreshing homemade Horchata! This easy to make, authentic Mexican drink is the perfect recipe to have on hand as those hot sunny days are just around the corner. Plus it’s the perfect compliment to all your favorite Mexican meals and it’s a staple for that Cinco de Mayo party!
Consider serving it paired with my favorite Grilled Chicken Street Tacos, Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef, or Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Chill 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Course Dessert, Drinks, Lunch
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people
Calories 247 kcal

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Fine mesh sieve
  • Pitcher

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cup long grain white rice (dry, uncooked)
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • 2 cinnamon sticks (appox 2 1/2-inches each)
  • 4 cups cold water
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar or more to taste
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups whole milk

Instructions
 

  • Add rice, almonds and cinnamon sticks to a high speed blender. Blend about 30 – 60 seconds on high speed or until finely pulverized, stopping occasionally and shaking blender if mixture sticks to the bottom.
  • Pour in 2 cups water, sugar and vanilla. Blend an additional 30 seconds. If your blender can fit the additional liquid pour in remaining 2 cups water, and milk, otherwise pour into a large enough container to fit along with water and milk.
  • Cover and chill 8 – 12 hours.
  • Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher. Serve with ice if desired, garnishing each serving with ground cinnamon or cinnamon sticks.
Keyword Horchata, Mexican, rice

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Closing Time Is Never O’Clock With Drizly Alcohol Delivery

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4 Reasons Drizly Is Our Go-To Alcohol Home Delivery Service

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Staying in is the new going out. While this year hasn’t really gone as planned, and we’re all missing out on a lot of fun social occasions, one thing is for sure; you can still have a damn good night at home. Drizly to the rescue. This online alcohol home delivery platform is the solution to your stay at home plans.

As we are all inevitably spending a lot more time at home, we’ve been looking for ways to make our days feel as normal as possible. We don’t know about you, but our editors have become experts at finding the best alcohol home delivery services.

These days, you can have just about anything delivered, and alcohol is no exception. Our latest obsession, Drizly, brings the liquor store to you. And if you can have drinks delivered right to your door, why wouldn’t you?

Drizly has saved our evenings at home more times than we can count. Here are the top 4 reasons we’re lovin’ it.

Convenience

Drizly gives you all of the benefits of browsing at your local liquor store without having to leave your couch. Their website and app show you all of the liquor stores in your area, all in one place. It couldn’t be easier to use – you can sort by alcohol type, price, or search for your favorite brand.

Once you create an account, Drizly will keep all of your past orders on file, making reordering a breeze. Shopping for alcohol is a fun experience, and Drizly brings that experience to you, wherever you are, all wrapped up in their robust website and app.

Compare Lots Of Stores In Your Area

Drizly shows you all of the liquor stores in your area, allowing you to select from a massive selection of beer, wines, and spirits. So if your usual go-to store doesn’t have that bottle you want, you can easily find it at another store. You can order items from multiple stores all in one place, so you’re bound to always find what you’re looking for and get the best price going.

By giving you access to such a huge variety of different liquor stores, you can search for the best deals and maybe even save yourself some of your hard-earned cash, too.

Fast Alcohol Home Delivery

We’ve all been there-you’re chilling on the couch watching a movie, reach for another beer and realize you’re fresh out. Drizly orders arrive super fast, typically in 60 minutes or less; you really can’t get more convenient than that!

Drizly is the perfect solution for last-minute occasions or if you’re just too comfy to move! You can even schedule orders two weeks in advance, making it perfect for all of you planners out there. All drivers are instructed to practice COVID-safe procedure, so you can relax and having everything delivered to your door.

Plus, if you forgot a friend’s birthday (god bless Facebook notifications, amiright?) why not send them a bottle of bubbly with just a few clicks?

Great selection so you can find your favorite drink (or next favorite) + shop for extras

While we all have our old faithful bottle that we come back to time and time again, why not switch it up every now and then? If you’re in the mood for something new, but you’re not sure what, with Drizly, you can get new products recommended. Find some new recipes or see customer reviews on the site for every product, and read all about their taste profile, too.

Drizly also offers delivery for snacks and mixers (because who wants to lug a giant bag of ice from the store?), making it a one-stop-shop for your next party, or your next Netflix couch night!

Drizly is the Amazon of alcohol delivery–perfect for stocking up for special occasions, or for nights spent chilling at home. Plus, you can feel good knowing you’re still supporting local businesses. Try it today to get your favorite drinks delivered right to your door.

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My son is a smoothie enthusiast. He’s combined pretty much everything but the kitchen sink to make a smoothie. Through trial and error he’s developed one of the best smoothie recipes ever conceived. He’s a free-wheeling dude and won’t give it a name so I made one for him. I present Xander’s Power Smoothie.

What is a Power Smoothie?

A power smoothie is a drink made from pureed raw fruit and/or vegetables, using a blender. A smoothie often has a liquid base such as water, fruit juice. Dairy products, such as milk, yogurt, ice cream or cottage cheese can also be used. Smoothies may be made using other ingredients, such as non-dairy milk, crushed ice or sweeteners (honey or sugar). Some folks will add muscle enhancing powder to a smoothie.

A green smoothie typically consists of 40–50% green vegetables (roughly half), usually raw green leafy vegetables. Spinach, kale, swiss chard, collard greens, celery, parsley, or broccoli are great choices. The remaining ingredients are mostly or entirely fruit. Wheatgrass and spirulina are also used as healthy ingredients. Most green leafy vegetables have a bitter flavor when served raw. The bitterness is smoothed out by combining fruit. Some blender manufacturers now specifically target their products towards making green smoothies and provide a booklet of recipes for them.

Power Smoothie

Xander’s Power Smoothie

Fresh fruit & pomegranite juice smoothie
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Equipment

  • Bullet mixer (or traditional blender)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup ice
  • 1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries
  • 2 cups pomegranate juice
  • mint leaf garnish

Instructions
 

  • Add ice, fruit and pomegranate juice to mixer.
  • Mix well until all ingredients blend together. No chunks of any kind.
  • Pour into favorite smoothie glass and enjoy.
Keyword banana, blueberries, breakfast, Fruit, Pomegranate juice, Smoothie, snack, strawberries

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