Posts tagged drinks
Horchata

Horchata is a lovely lovely drink if you haven’t ever had it. There are actually two versions of Horchata that I have seen, there is a version you can find in Spain made from tiger nut, and there is the version that is common in North and Central America, made with rice. We are going to be making the latter here. The recipe is extremely simple and has a lot of tuneability so you really can make this however you want so let’s jump into it.

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Strawberry Milk from Fresh Strawberries

Today I want to show you how to make strawberry milk from fresh strawberries. I remember drinking the nestle strawberry milk made from syrup from my childhood, and I thought this stuff would be impossible to make, well, it turns out to be really simple. It almost tastes like one of those strawberry shortcake ice cream pops. The recipe is really just three ingredients. Most recipes I found online, said to heat the strawberries over the stovetop. This isn't the best idea, cooking strawberries not only changes the flavor but also leads to a browning due to complex enzymatic reactions. This will lead to strawberry milk with a pretty gross color, so I was able to work out a method that created a delicious strawberry milk with the proper pastel pink color.

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