Almond Milk Horchata

After making traditional horchata and not loving the time consuming technique but loving the result, I tried this recipe. I couldn't tell any difference between this and the ground rice and almonds version! The only thing I did differently was two cinnamon sticks instead of five and I omitted the almond extract. It was absolutely perfect! I'll definitely stick to this, goodbye blender!

I made this for a big Mexican Fiesta. I was a hit! Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe. It was simple and so good. I did not add the Almond extract but I followed the rest of the recipe. I also quadrupled the recipe. I made it 24 hours ahead of time.

I grew up drinking Horchata and this to me is nothing like it should be. It has a somewhat artificial taste to it. I'm not sure what caused that since I like all of the ingredients in this recipe. To me the combination of them together in this recipe just does not work.

This is the first time I made this. I did find the ground cinnamon to be a little too much for my liking but it is very refreshing and sweet on a hot day. Very easy to make. I didn’t have any almond extract on hand and I only had 3 cinnamon sticks left but it still tasted great. I will make this again with maybe half of ground cinnamon. Maybe I will try it with almond extract next time.