{"id":11883,"date":"2025-07-16T14:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=11883"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:33:17","slug":"classic-mexican-horchata-1-gallon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/classic-mexican-horchata-1-gallon\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Mexican Horchata (1 Gallon)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2 cups<\/strong>\u00a0long-grain white rice<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 \u00bd cups<\/strong>\u00a0blanched almonds (optional, for creaminess)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2 cinnamon sticks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1 tablespoon<\/strong>\u00a0vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 to 1 \u00bd cups<\/strong>\u00a0granulated sugar (to taste)<\/li>\n<li><strong>12 cups<\/strong>\u00a0water (divided: 4 cups to soak, 8 cups to blend\/mix)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 cup<\/strong>\u00a0milk (optional \u2013 can be dairy or almond\/oat milk for creaminess)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Soak the Rice &amp; Cinnamon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Rinse the rice.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 cups rice<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 \u00bd cups almonds (if using)<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 cinnamon sticks<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04 cups warm water<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cover and soak\u00a0<strong>overnight<\/strong>\u00a0(or at least 6\u20138 hours).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Blend in Batches<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove cinnamon sticks.<\/li>\n<li>Blend soaked rice mixture with:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The soaking water<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04 more cups of fresh water (do this in 2\u20133 batches if needed)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blend until smooth (2\u20133 minutes each batch).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Strain Well<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Strain the mixture through a\u00a0<strong>fine mesh sieve<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>cheesecloth<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>nut milk bag<\/strong>\u00a0into a large pitcher or bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Discard or compost the solids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Sweeten and Flavor<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir in:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 cup sugar (add more to taste)<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 tablespoon vanilla extract<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Optional: 1 cup milk for creaminess<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Final 4 cups of cold water<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir until sugar is dissolved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Chill and Serve<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Refrigerate until cold.<\/li>\n<li>Serve over ice with a sprinkle of ground cinnamon if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Want it dairy-free? Skip the milk or use almond\/oat milk.<\/li>\n<li>Want a thinner horchata? Add more water at the end.<\/li>\n<li>Keeps well in the fridge for\u00a0<strong>up to 4 days<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients: 2 cups\u00a0long-grain white rice 1 \u00bd cups\u00a0blanched almonds (optional, for creaminess) 2 cinnamon sticks 1 tablespoon\u00a0vanilla extract 1 to 1 \u00bd cups\u00a0granulated sugar (to taste) 12 cups\u00a0water (divided: 4 cups to soak, 8 cups to blend\/mix) 1 cup\u00a0milk (optional \u2013 can be dairy or almond\/oat milk for creaminess) Instructions: Soak the Rice &amp; Cinnamon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[266],"class_list":["post-11883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-300x188.jpg",300,188,true],"large":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",640,402,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"rtcl-gallery":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"rtcl-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-320x240.jpg",320,240,true],"rtcl-gallery-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-150x105.jpg",150,105,true],"psacp-medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",500,314,false],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-45x45.jpg",45,45,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"LaPrensa Newspaper","author_link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/author\/laprensa\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/category\/recipes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Recipes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Ingredients: 2 cups\u00a0long-grain white rice 1 \u00bd cups\u00a0blanched almonds (optional, for creaminess) 2 cinnamon sticks 1 tablespoon\u00a0vanilla extract 1 to 1 \u00bd cups\u00a0granulated sugar (to taste) 12 cups\u00a0water (divided: 4 cups to soak, 8 cups to blend\/mix) 1 cup\u00a0milk (optional \u2013 can be dairy or almond\/oat milk for creaminess) Instructions: Soak the Rice &amp; Cinnamon","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11883"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11884,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11883\/revisions\/11884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11883"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=11883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}