My husband is one of those people that has a million good ideas in a day. He’s always coming up with a new idea for a product, business, or way of doing things differently. In my opinion, his best idea was in 2011. We were on our way to a barbecue at a friend’s house, and he was in charge of cocktails. He grabbed a jar of horchata and a bottle of dark rum. So simple, that I doubted its deliciousness. I was proven wrong. So very wrong. Ice cold cinnamony horchata met spicy dark rum in my glass. And it was heaven.
A few years later, we saw Rumchata for sale in a liquor store. We missed our chance to be liquor millionaires, we suppose.
If you’re not familiar with horchata, you’re probably not from California or Texas, where taquerias always have a jar, dripping with condensation, on the counter. It is impossible to order tacos or a burrito without a glass of horchata. It’s a creamy, milky beverage (made of rice milk, actually) mixed with cinnamon and sugar. Sometimes I detect lime in it, too.
Three disclaimers:
True horchata is made with only rice milk, no dairy. But, rice milk is so watery, that, when frozen, it produces popsicles that are too icy. So, I stirred in some cream. (What problem in life isn’t solved by stirring in a little cream?)
Because the ground cinnamon tends to sink to the bottom of the popsicle mold, I infuse the rice milk with a crushed cinnamon stick to ensure every bite has cinnamon flavor in it.
Don’t be tempted to add more than 1 tablespoon of rum, as it can affect the freeze-ability of the mixture. I promise, even just one tablespoon of rum is detectable in these pops.
Bonus disclaimer: I didn’t make my own rice milk. I just bought it in the carton from Trader Joe’s. Best shortcut ever.
Boozy Horchata Pops
Ingredients
Instructions
This flavour is so fun for an ice pop!! I love it!
Love these! So how I wanna cool down this summer!
I love the cinnamon on the ends, so fun!!
boozy pops are the best! I love the idea of simmering with cinnamon sticks rather than the powder.
Well, you know how I feel about booze in popsicles! YUM-O. This is brilliant and I would like one for breakfast please!
I think I just met my new favorite summer dessert!
These look SO perfect for a hot summer day! I wish it wasn’t Monday morning, or I’d whip up a batch right now :)
Boozy popsicles ARE summer! Also, the rice milk hack is genius, straining that crap is a pain in the ass.
Your husband is a genius! If I were you, I’d keep a notebook in my pocket to jot down all of his ideas :)
These are so fun! I NEED a popsicle mold in my life ASAP, clearly :)
Love a good boozy popsicle, especially with horchata!
Nobody should ever go a summer without these!
The world owes your husband a huge thank you! ;) Boozy horchata sounds amazing, and even better frozen!!
This sounds delicious! If I just wanted to make this to drink (no popsicles), would you change the recipe at all? I would imagine it could hold up to more rum if I weren’t going to try to freeze? Thanks!
What doesn’t heavy make better <—Mantra!
What cooking problem isn’t solved by a splash of cream or booze? :) These look like fab, boozy treats to me…
OK, you just blew my mind with these! I have never tried Horchata, let alone Horchata pops. I gotta get on this train!
Well crap. Too bad you missed out on the chance to be a millionaire. Next idea?? I’ve actually never had horchata on its own before, only in rumchata form, and of course I love it (how could you not?), so I know I’d love it in popsicle form!
Sounds like I need to try some of this horchata…or better yet these popsicles! They sound delicious!
Hmm These sound pretty good!!
Oh my goodness. Christina, this looks like my dream summer dessert! I love horchata, so the idea of it frozen in a boozy popsicle is just too wonderful. And I’m digging your shortcut with pre-made rice milk from Trader Joe’s. Pinned!
I made these last weekend for a girls getaway, and they were a huge hit! I used just a little less rice milk and upped the cream a little because I was scared of icy pops. Also, I used about 1.5 tablespoons of rum and wish I had pushed the limit just a little more because I couldn’t taste the rum at all.