Easy Strawberry Horchata Recipe | Fresh Strawberry Milk Drink | Aguas Frescas Recipe

Strawberry horchata is a grain-based drink flavored with strawberry puree and sweetened with condensed milk. For better results, it is recommended to soak the rice grains overnight. Enjoy this refreshing strawberry milk drink with ice cubes.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup long grain rice
• 2.5 cups water
• 1 cinnamon stick

• 2 cups water
• 1 x 12 oz can of evaporated milk
• 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 lb fresh strawberries
• ice cubes
• some strawberry slices (optional)

Instructions:

Prepare a container.
Add a cup of long-grain rice.
Pour 2.5 cups of water.
Break a cinnamon stick and add it into the container.
Cover the container.
Let it soak for at least 6 hours, recommended overnight.
Once done, transfer to a blender.
Blend for a minute on high speed.
Once done, sift it through a juice container using a fine-mesh strainer.
Add evaporated milk, then stir.
Add sweetened condensed milk, then stir.
Set aside the rice mixture.

Add fresh strawberries into the blender.
Pour two cups of water.
Add vanilla extract.
Blend until it becomes a puree.
Sift through a bowl using a fine-mesh strainer.
Once sifted through, transfer strawberry puree into the rice mixture.
Mix well.
Add ice cubes to keep it cool.
Add strawberry slices.
Serve and enjoy!

Tips and ideas:

You can add sugar depending on your taste.

Images – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcpA3g5XAQ

5 Fave Iced Coffee Hacks

Coffee lovers, raise your hands! Here are 5 iced coffee hacks you can do when preparing your favorite iced brewed coffee. From simply adding some sweetened condensed milk to your iced brewed coffee to making it a coffee smoothie, you’ll surely enjoy every sip of iced coffee at any time of the day.

Hack 1: Simple Syrup

Ingredients:

• iced coffee

Simple Syrup:

• 1 part sugar
• 1 part water

Instructions:

Simple Syrup:

Set a small pot over medium heat.
Add one part each of sugar and water.
Whisk until sugar dissolves.
Strain to remove any solids.

Pour the syrup into a glass of iced coffee.
Stir, then serve.
Enjoy!

Hack 2: Inside Out Iced Coffee

Ingredients:

• any brewed coffee
• 1 tbsp chocolate or caramel sauce
• any milk

Instructions:

Mix any brewed coffee and a tablespoon of chocolate or caramel sauce.
Once mixed well, transfer to an ice tray to form ice cubes.
Place it inside the freezer until solid.
Tap the coffee ice cubes and put them into a glass.
Pour any milk of your choice.
Serve and enjoy!

Hack 3: Vanilla Iced Coffee

Ingredients:

• 2 big scoops of vanilla ice cream
• any hot brewed coffee

Instructions:

Prepare a hot brewed coffee of your choice.

Add two big scoops of vanilla ice cream into a glass.
Pour hot brewed coffee.
Serve and enjoy!

Hack 4: Coffee Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup strong cold coffee
• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
• 1 ripe banana (sliced)
• some ice cubes

Instructions:

Prepare a blender.
Add some ice cubes into the blender.
Pour 1/2 cup of strong cold coffee.
Add banana slices, 1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt, and a scoop of chocolate protein powder.
Blend until well combined and becomes a smoothie.
Transfer to a glass.
Serve and enjoy!

Hack 5: Sweetened Condensed Milk

Ingredients:

• any iced brewed coffee
• some sweetened condensed milk

Instructions:

Add any iced brewed coffee in a mason jar.
Add some sweetened condensed milk.
Close the lid, then shake to combine.
Serve and enjoy!

Images – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzFNDQiQSE

How To Make The Best Hot Chocolate Of All Time (4 ways)

Are you a hot chocolate lover? Here are four ways of making the best hot chocolate drink. The base ingredients are whole milk and cocoa powder or dark chocolate. These recipes are easy to make and the hot chocolate is ready in 10 minutes. 🙂

Ingredients:

1. Easy Single Serving Hot Chocolate:

• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 tbsp cream
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2. Italian Hot Chocolate:

• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 4 oz dark chocolate (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp cornstarch

3. Mexican Hot Chocolate:

• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 chili (seeded and dried)
• 8 oz dark chocolate (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 vanilla bean pod (scraped)
• a pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk

4. Instant Hot Chocolate:

• 2 1/2 tbsp choco mix
• 1 cup hot whole milk

Instructions:

1. Easy Single Serving Hot Chocolate:

Prepare a small saucepot.
Add whole milk and cream.
Add vanilla extract, brown sugar, and unsweetened cocoa powder.
Set the saucepot over medium heat.
Stir to dissolve cocoa powder and sugar.
Continue stirring until well combined.
Once done, transfer to a heat-resistant mug.
Enjoy!

2. Italian Hot Chocolate:

Prepare a small saucepot.
Add 4 oz of finely chopped dark chocolate into the pan.
Add a splash of whole milk.
Set it over medium heat.
Add 2 tbsp of granulated sugar and 1 tbsp of cocoa powder.
Stir to melt the dark chocolate.

Meanwhile, prepare cornstarch slurry.
Mix 1 tbsp of cornstarch and a splash of whole milk in a small bowl.
Set aside.

Once dark chocolate has melted, gradually add the rest of the whole milk while stirring the mixture.
Add the cornstarch slurry.
Continue to whisk until the mixture is thick.
Remove from the heat and transfer into a heat-resistant mug.
Enjoy!

3. Mexican Hot Chocolate:

Place one cinnamon stick under a broiler.
Char a single side of the cinnamon.
Once done, set it aside.

Prepare a small saucepot.
Add 8 oz of finely chopped dark chocolate.
Add 1/2 tbsp of brown sugar, 1/2 scraped vanilla bean pod, and the vanilla bean pod.
Add the cinnamon stick and dried chili.
Season with a pinch of salt.
Pour 1 1/2 cups of whole milk.
Set it over medium heat.
Stir until dark chocolate has melted.
Let it heat for 10 minutes.
Once done, remove the cinnamon stick, dried chili, and vanilla bean pod.
Transfer the hot chocolate into a blender.
Blend on a high speed until smooth.
Pour through a fine-mesh strainer.
Transfer to a mug.
Enjoy!

4. Instant Hot Chocolate:

In a mug, add 2 1/2 tbsp of hot choco mix.
Pour 1 cup of hot whole milk.
Stir to combine.
Enjoy!

Images – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn-W0DVQw8Y