This lighter version of horchata is just
as good as the tradional, only with fewer calories: A sweet,
creamy combination of sweetened milk, rice and cinnamon..a refreshing
and nutritious snack for you and your kids.
Traditional
Light Horchata
- 4 cups hot water
1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
1 (14-ounce) can NESTLÉ LA LECHERA 50% Less Sugar Sweetened
Condensed Dairy Product
1 cup fat free milk
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Combine water, rice, La
Lechera, milk and cinnamon sticks in large bowl; cover and cool
at room temperature. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably
overnight.
- Remove cinnamon sticks.
Spoon rice into blender (reserve soaking liquid); cover. Blend
on high for 3 to 4 minutes or until mixture is as smooth as possible.
Add the reserved soaking water; blend for an additional 2 minutes.
Strain mixture through a cheesecloth or extra fine sieve into
a pitcher, pressing the rice solids until only a dry paste remains;
discard paste. Repeat process if necessary to eliminate all rice
solids from liquid.
- Pour into tall glasses
with ice cubes. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
Makes 6 servings.
Nutritional Information
Per Serving (1/6 of recipe): Calories: 300 Calories from Fat:
20 Total Fat: 2.5 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 10 mg Sodium:
135 mg Carbohydrates: 62 g Dietary Fiber: 0 g Sugars: 27 g Protein:
7 g
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