VANILLA HORCHATA SMOOTHIE

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Instead of the regular rice milk used in horchata, I use 2%. I remember drinking horchata in high school all the time, I loved it. I decided to make it into a smoothie using vanilla ice cream, cinnamon, honey, vanilla extract, mint (just for fun), and milk. Garnish with mint leaves if desired.

Provided by Devan S.

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 44m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 drops vanilla extract, or more to taste
1 teaspoon mint leaves
3 scoops vanilla ice cream, or more to taste

Steps:

Pour milk into a saucepan over medium heat. Add cinnamon, vanilla extract, and mint. Cook, stirring frequently, until flavors meld, 7 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour into a bowl; cover and chill for 30 minutes.
Pour milk mixture and ice cream into a blender. Blend until smooth and thick.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.4 calories, Carbohydrate 29.3 g, Cholesterol 47.2 mg, Fat 11.8 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 10.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 151 mg, Sugar 25.1 g