Pecan Horchata

pecans

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats and are often more affordable.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: oat milk

Almond milk is lower in calories while oat milk is often cheaper.

Put on an apron and ensure hands are clean.

Gather ingredients: evaporated milk, condensed milk, granulated sugar, pecans, rice, a stick of cinnamon, vanilla extract, and water.

In a saucepan, combine 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1 cup of water to make simple syrup.

Turn on the stove and heat the saucepan, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves completely (about 3-4 minutes).

Once dissolved, turn off the stove and let the simple syrup rest.

Add the soaked pecans and their soaking liquid, rice, and the cinnamon stick to the blender.

Cover the blender and blend the mixture for 2-3 minutes until smooth and thick.

Add a little bit of water to the blender, cover, and shake to incorporate everything.

Pour the mixture through a sifter into a bowl, using a whisk to help the liquid pass through while leaving the solids behind.

Add evaporated milk and one can of condensed milk to the strained liquid and mix well.

Add about 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract and mix again.

Taste the mixture and adjust sweetness with the simple syrup as needed.

Fill a pitcher with ice, then pour the pecan horchata over the ice, mixing well before serving.

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