Horchata & Espresso Iced Latte: Easy Homemade Recipe

This easy iced horchata espresso latte recipe is the perfect combination of sweet and creamy horchata with rich espresso, chilled over ice. The spicy and sweet cinnamon flavors pair wonderfully with strong coffee, making it a perfect iced drink when you’re craving something extra tasty!
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Easy
You don’t have a to take a trip to a coffee shop to enjoy a delicious and unique coffee drink. You can easily make your own horchata latte at home! Cook rice with a cinnamon stick, then let it cool, blend it, strain it, and combine the liquid with the rest of the ingredients. Next, layer with freshly brewed espresso and ice, and enjoy!
Healthy
Instead of artificial flavoring, processed sugar, unhealthy thickening agents, or other harmful ingredients, this recipe uses purely whole food ingredients. Making recipes from scratch means you can enjoy them in a healthy way by using high quality ingredients!
Delicious
This iced horchata latte is the perfect coffee drink when you’re in the mood for something cooling and comforting at the same time. Refreshingly creamy and bursting with smooth cinnamon flavor, it’s a perfect drink for iced coffee lovers to try!

What is Horchata?
Rice milk horchata is a traditional Mexican drink, made by soaking white rice over night, then blending it with milk and/or water and sugar. It’s served as a cold and refreshing drink, which is why it’s best served as chilled drink rather than as a hot latte.
Simple Ingredients That Make This Recipe Amazing

White rice: rice is cooked with a cinnamon stick, then blended and strained. Rice has a unique flavor when served as a drink. It’s sweet, creamy, and starchy!
Maple syrup: maple syrup is the perfect natural sweetener in this recipe. It pairs nicely with cinnamon and rice!
Espresso: make strong, freshly brewed coffee with an espresso machine or a stovetop espresso maker for the best flavored latte.
Whole Milk: while many modern horchata recipes call for dairy milk, this is also a great recipe for those avoiding dairy. Just swap out the milk for extra water for a dairy free version.
Ground cinnamon: top your iced drink with ground cinnamon for extra flavor!
How to Make Quick Homemade Horchata
The traditional method of making horchata involves soaking rice over night, then blending and straining out the rice solids. This quicker method is a little different because it uses cooked rice instead of uncooked, soaked rice. Feel free to try the following method or the over-night (traditional) method. The horchata recipe below makes enough for 2 iced latte servings.
- Combine rice, 2 cups of the filtered water, and the cinnamon stick in a small pot. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover, and let and simmer on low for 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool to about room temperature.
- Remove the cinnamon stick and transfer the rice to a high speed blender. Add 1 cup of filtered water and blend until smooth.
- Strain the mixture through a fine sieve or cheesecloth into a large bowl.
- Stir in milk (or about 1/2 cup of water), maple syrup, salt, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Store in the refrigerator until you’re ready to make lattes!
How to Store Homemade Horchata
You can store homemade horchata in an airtight container like a mason Jar in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
How to Make Horchata Espresso Iced Latte

Add 1 cup of homemade horchata to the bottom of your serving glass.
Layer 1/2 cup of ice over horchata, plus more if desired.
Pour 2 shots of espresso for the final drink layer.
Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Enjoy!


Horchata & Espresso Iced Latte: Easy Homemade Recipe
Equipment
- 1 small pot
- 1 high speed blender
- 1 fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth
- 1 Large Bowl
- 1 stirring utensil
- 1 16 oz serving glass
Ingredients
Quick Homemade Horchata (Enough for 2 Servings)
- 1/2 cup white rice
- 3 cups filtered water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup whole milk (substitute with 1/2 cup water for dairy free)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Iced Latte (1 serving)
- 1 cup homemade horchata
- 1/2 cup ice (plus more if desired)
- 2 shots espresso
- 1 sprinkle ground cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
Quick Homemade Horchata (Enough for 2 Servings)
- Combine rice, 2 cups of the filtered water, and the cinnamon stick in a small pot. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover, and let and simmer on low for 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool to about room temperature.
- Remove the cinnamon stick and transfer the rice to a high speed blender. Add 1 cup of filtered water and blend until smooth.
- Strain the mixture through a fine sieve or cheesecloth into a large bowl.
- Stir in milk (or 1/2 cup of water for dairy free), maple syrup, salt, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Store in the refrigerator until you’re ready to make lattes!
Iced Horchata Espresso Latte (1 Serving)
- Add 1 cup of homemade horchata to the bottom of your serving glass.
- Layer 1/2 cup of ice over horchata, plus more if desired.
- Pour 2 shots of espresso for the final drink layer.
- Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
- Enjoy!