Rachel’s Coconut Horchata

Ingredients

• 8 1/2 cups skim milk, divided
• 2 cups uncooked white rice
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 1/2 cups light coconut milk
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

Blend 2 cups skim milk, rice, and cinnamon sticks in a blender on low speed until rice and cinnamon are slightly chopped. Increase speed to high and blend until rice is very small and cinnamon sticks are crushed, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour rice mixture into a sealable container and cover tightly. Refrigerate for 24 hours.

Strain rice mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl. Discard rice and cinnamon sticks. Stir remaining 6 1/2 cups milk, coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla extract into rice mixture until sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate until chilled.