Non-Dairy Horchata recipe

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Ingredients

¾ cup basmati rice
6 cardamom pods, seeds removed and crushed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more to taste
⅓ cup peeled, slivered almonds
5 cups water
¼ cup white sugar

Nutrition Info

233.5 calories
carbohydrate: 43.3 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 5.1 g
fiber: 1.9 g
protein: 4.7 g
saturatedFat: 0.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 10.1 mg
sugar: 12.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place rice in a blender and grind to a fine texture. Transfer to a large pitcher. Add crushed cardamom and cinnamon.

  2. Grind almonds and 1/3 cup water together in the blender. Add to rice mixture in the pitcher. Add 4 cups water and stir. Cover pitcher and let horchata sit 8 hours to overnight.

  3. Transfer horchata to the blender and add sugar. Blend, gradually adding 2/3 cup water, until smooth. Pour mixture through cheesecloth into a separate container, squeezing gently to extract the milk. Refrigerate horchata 15 minutes before serving.

Recipe Yield

4 glasses

Recipe Note

Horchata is a thick, creamy, and sweet rice-cinnamon drink found at most Mexican restaurants that is similar to rice milk. It is simple and inexpensive to prepare and makes for a refreshing drink in the summer. This recipe uses basmati rice and cardamom for an authentic flavor and aroma.

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