Oat Horchata

Served across the Spanish-speaking world, horchata is a sweet and cinnamony drink typically made with rice or almonds, but this creamy version uses oats.

Oat Horchata
Photo: Carson Downing
Hands On Time:
1 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup regular rolled oats

  • 2 cups milk

  • ¼ cup turbinado (raw) sugar

  • 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • Pinch salt

Directions

  1. Place oats in a high-speed blender; cover and blend until pulverized to a fine powder. Add milk, 1 cup water, the sugar, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, cinnamon and salt to the oats in blender. Cover and blend until frothy, about 30 seconds. Strain mixture into a pitcher and discard solids. Cover and chill until cold, about 1 hour. Stir horchata well and pour into ice-filled glasses. Dust with additional cinnamon and/or serve with a stick of cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

236 Calories
5g Fat
40g Carbs
8g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 236
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 13mg 4%
Sodium 108mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 40g 15%
Total Sugars 24g
Protein 8g
Vitamin C 1mg 3%
Calcium 194mg 15%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 305mg 6%
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