COCONUT HORCHATA

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A tropical version of the milky, rice drink Horchata. You can add rum to make this a tropical cocktail!

Provided by Suzie Lopez O'Connor

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 6h15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked white rice
1 cup almonds
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
3 cups boiling water
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
5 cups cold water, or more as needed
5 cups ice

Steps:

Place rice, almonds, and coconut flakes into a food processor. Process until ground to the consistency of sand. Pour rice mixture into a bowl and stir in the boiling water. Cover and rest for 6 hours or overnight.
Strain rice mixture through a sieve twice, discarding the ground rice, almonds, and coconut. Stir in the coconut milk and sweetened condensed milk. Stir in the cold water and serve over ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322 calories, Carbohydrate 36.5 g, Cholesterol 11.1 mg, Fat 17.6 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 68.9 mg, Sugar 20.6 g