Spiked Horchata Recipe

A rum-spiked horchata, featuring rice, coconut water and milk, and cinnamon, offers a boozy take on the traditional Latin American beverage.

Category Tags:

BeverageCocktail

Cuisine Tags:

MexicanLatin

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Instructions

  1. Bring 5 cups of water to a boil.

  2. Rinse rice, then combine it with cinnamon sticks in a heatproof bowl; pour the boiling water over them.

  3. Once cool, cover and soak the mixture overnight.

  4. The next day, remove the cinnamon stick, transfer the rice and water to a blender, and blend for 30 to 45 seconds until liquified.

  5. Strain the blended rice water through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a bowl.

  6. Whisk coconut water, coconut milk, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and dark rum into the strained rice water until sugar dissolves.

  7. Chill for 1 to 2 hours, then serve in glasses, garnished with cinnamon sticks.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 256 kcal
Carbohydrate: 35 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 9 g
Sodium: 84 mg
Sugar: 15 g
Fat: 10 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g