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Horchata (Mexican Rice Drink)

Easy, creamy and lightly sweetened Homemade Mexican Horchata, made with simple ingredients and free of refined sugar.
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: aguas, drink, frescas, horchata, rice
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 328kcal
Author: Admin

Ingredients

  • 3 C water
  • 1 C white rice
  • 5 C milk preferably full fat
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 C honey or 1/2 C. maple syrup
  • 1 stick of cinnamon

Instructions

  • Soak 1 C. of white rice and the cinnamon stick in 3 C. of water 6-8 hours if not overnight.
  • Dump the rice, cinnamon stick and soaking water in the blender and blend for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes until they are coarsely ground. Pour the blended liquid into your jug through a fine mesh strainer.
  • Add the rice pulp from the strainer back to the blender, with raw milk, cinnamon, vanilla and maple syrup and blend again - 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • (If you are using honey, you will want to reserve 1 C. of the blended mixture and add to the honey over low heat and allow the honey to dissolve before adding to your jug.)
  • Pour that mixture through the strainer into your jug.
  • Take 1 C. of your blended liquid and add back to the rice pulp a third time and blend one last time for 30 seconds to 1 minute - then pour through the strainer into the jug.
  • Taste test to determine if you need additional sweetener - serve in glasses over ice. It's best to stir well before serving.

Notes

*If using regular granulated sugar the beverage will not be refined sugar free.

Nutrition

Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 319mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 329IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 258mg | Iron: 1mg