Horchata Iced Coffee

For this delicious iced coffee you first need to make Mexican horchata, but the final drink is well worth the time and effort!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 139 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 4 cups water
• ½ cup uncooked white rice
• ½ cup ice cubes, or as needed
• 1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
• ½ cup cold brew coffee, or as needed
• 1 packet artificial sweetener, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine rice, cinnamon sticks, and water in a container and let sit for 2 hours.

Step 2

Drain rice and cinnamon sticks, but save the water. Combine rice and cinnamon sticks in a food processor or powerful blender. Process or blend until mixture resembles coarse sand.

Step 3

Place rice mixture back into soaking water and let sit for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Strain rice mixture through a fine sieve into a container. Add sweetened condensed milk, milk, and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined and refrigerate horchata until ready to use.

Step 5

Fill a tall glass with ice cubes and pour equal amounts of cold coffee and horchata into the glass. Add sweetener to taste.