Fireball® Horchata Pops

Prep time: 20 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

These boozy rice milk ice pops are spiked with cinnamon whiskey and cayenne for a grownup version of a summertime treat.

Ingredients

2/3 cup long grain white rice
2 cinnamon sticks
3 cups warm water
2 cups rice milk
3/4 cup white sugar, or to taste
1/2 cup cinnamon whiskey (such as Fireball®)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 dash ground cinnamon

Directions

1 Grind rice finely using a coffee or spice grinder. Transfer to a large bowl; add cinnamon sticks. Pour in warm water. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit, 8 hours to overnight.
2 Strain rice mixture through a sieve set over a bowl. Press against the rice with a wooden spoon to squeeze out as much liquid as possible; discard rice. Stir rice milk and sugar into strained liquid to make horchata.
3 Measure 2 1/2 cups horchata into another bowl. Add cinnamon whiskey, cayenne pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Pour into ice pop molds.
4 Freeze until solid, at least 12 hours.
5 Run molds under warm water to release ice pops. Sprinkle with an additional dash of cinnamon before serving.