How To Make Homemade Horchata
Whip up a unique and creamy drink with this horchata recipe! It’s a Mexican milk beverage made with white rice and nuts for a warm and flavorful drink.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ⅔cupwhite rice
- 1¼cupsalmonds,blanched
- cinnamon stick
- 4½cupswater,divided
- ⅓cuplight agave nectar,to taste
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, combine the rice, almonds, cinnamon stick, and hot tap water.
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Allow the mixture to cool, then cover and refrigerate overnight.
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Pour the mixture into a blender, add the agave, and blend on high for several minutes, until the mixture is as smooth. Add the cold water and blend for 10 seconds.
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Place a large metal sieve over a large bowl. Line the sieve with cheesecloth. Pour the mixture through slowly, stirring as it’s poured.
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Press on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Lift the cheesecloth and squeeze the rest of the liquid out. Discard the remaining dry pulp.
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Pour the mixture into a pitcher and stir in the last cup of water.
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Pour into glasses filled with ice and serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 457.81kcal
- Fat: 22.51g
- Saturated Fat: 1.75g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 14.16g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.56g
- Carbohydrates: 57.39g
- Fiber: 7.56g
- Sugar: 21.66g
- Protein: 11.64g
- Sodium: 11.55mg
- Calcium: 142.30mg
- Potassium: 360.31mg
- Iron: 2.01mg
- Vitamin A: 0.17µg
- Vitamin C: 0.04mg
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