Strawberry Horchata: A Refreshingly Delicious Twist on a Classic Mexican Beverage
A creamy, dreamy pink horchata blended with fresh strawberries and cinnamon. This vibrant fusion drink combines traditional rice horchata with juicy berry sweetness for the ultimate summer refresher!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus soaking)
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 hours (with soaking/chilling)
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Beverage
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Mexican Fusion
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (185g) long-grain white rice
- 4 cups (950ml) hot water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup (150g) fresh strawberries, hulled
- 1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12oz) can evaporated milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- Ice cubes
- Garnish:
- Sliced strawberries
- Cinnamon sticks
- Whipped cream (optional)
Instructions
- Soak rice: In blender, pulse rice until coarsely ground. Transfer to pitcher with cinnamon stick and hot water. Cover and refrigerate overnight (or at least 8 hours).
- Strain: Discard cinnamon stick. Strain rice mixture through fine mesh sieve, pressing solids. Discard pulp.
- Blend strawberries: Purée strawberries with ½ cup of the rice milk until smooth. Strain if desired for seedless version.
- Combine: Mix strawberry purée with remaining rice milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, vanilla, and ground cinnamon.
- Chill: Refrigerate at least 2 hours to blend flavors.
- Serve: Over ice. Garnish with strawberry slices and cinnamon sticks.
Notes
- For dairy-free: Use coconut milk instead of evaporated milk and sweeten with agave
- Shortcut: Use 4 cups prepared plain horchata instead of soaking rice
- Adult version: Add 1oz rum or vodka per serving
- Storage: Keeps refrigerated 3 days (shake before serving)
- Texture tip: For creamier version, blend with ½ cup soaked almonds
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Find it online: https://us.recipesfood.org/strawberry-horchata-recipe/
