Summertime Horchata Recipe

Directions

Ingredients :

6 cups water

1 ½ cups long grain rice, uncooked

¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 ½ cups whole milk

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cinnamon stick

8 fluid ounces coconut-flavored rum

8 fluid ounces spiced rum

Methods :

Step 1

Soak rice in water in a large pot, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Drain the water into a medium, 2-quart pitcher.

Step 3

Blend rice and cinnamon in a blender or food processor, until pasty and rice is well-broken. Transfer rice paste in the water. Let stand 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Strain the rice water through a fine sieve or cheesecloth into a large, 3-quart pitcher. Add sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon sticks; stir briefly. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.

Step 5

Stir in coconut rum and spiced rum until flavors are well-mixed.