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A grain based dairy beverage composition and a process for making the beverage is described. The beverage includes the ingredients sugar, evaporated milk, rice flour, chocolate milk powder and water. Optional ingredients include condensed milk and flavors. The beverage possesses an adequate shelf li

A grain based dairy beverage composition and a process for making the beverage is described. The beverage includes the ingredients sugar, evaporated milk, rice flour, chocolate milk powder and water. Optional ingredients include condensed milk and flavors. The beverage possesses an adequate shelf life to permit mass distribution to consumers.

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1. A grain based dairy beverage, comprising the following ingredients blended in a homogeneous solution: between about 7.5-9.0 weight percent sugar; between about 4.8-6.0 weight percent evaporated milk; between about 3.6-4.5 weight percent condensed milk; between about 0.45-0.75 weight percent

1. A grain based dairy beverage, comprising the following ingredients blended in a homogeneous solution: between about 7.5-9.0 weight percent sugar; between about 4.8-6.0 weight percent evaporated milk; between about 3.6-4.5 weight percent condensed milk; between about 0.45-0.75 weight percent rice flour; between about 0.075-0.225 weight percent chocolate milk powder; and between about 78-85 weight percent water. 2. The grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 1, wherein the pH of the grain based dairy beverage ranges between 6.2 and 7.5. 3. The grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 1, further including a flavor ingredient in an amount of between about 0.15-0.45 weight percent of said beverage. 4. The grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 3, wherein said flavor ingredient is selected from a group consisting of chocolate, coffee, banana, strawberry, cherry, orange, cinnamon and vanilla. 5. The grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 4, wherein said flavor ingredient may consist of blended flavors selected from said group. 6. The grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 1, wherein said weight percent chocolate milk powder is about 0.15. 7. The grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 1, wherein said weight percent evaporated milk is about 5.4. 8. The grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 1, wherein said weight percent condensed milk is about 4.1. 9. The grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 1, wherein said weight percent rice flour is about 0.6. 10. The grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 1, wherein said weight percent sugar is about 8.2. 11. A process for preparing a grain-based dairy beverage, including the steps of dissolving/mixing sugar in evaporated milk to provide a sugar-milk solution; blending/mixing rice flour powder to said sugar-milk solution to provide rice-flour-milk solution; dispersing/mixing chocolate milk powder to said rice-sugar-evaporated milk solution to provide a dairy beverage concentrate; diluting said dairy beverage concentrate with potable water to provide the grain based dairy beverage; and cooling said grain based dairy beverage to between about 40-50° F. 12. The process for preparing a grain-based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 6, wherein said dissolving/mixing step further includes the addition of condensed milk to said evaporated milk to provide said sugar-milk solution. 13. The process for preparing a grain based dairy beverage in accordance with claim 7, wherein said process includes the step of pasteurization of said grain based dairy beverage prior to the step of cooling.