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Vegan Horchata Recipe
Homemade vegan horchata de arroz is a simple, super creamy and refreshing 5-ingredient Mexican rice milk drink with cinnamon and vanilla (+ flavor variations!) – perfect alongside spicy foods and on sunny days!
Prep Time
10 mins
Rest
1 d
Total Time
1 d 10 mins
Servings: 4 to 6 servings
Calories: 250 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 cup of long-grain white or brown rice, uncooked
- 6 cups of water
- 2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon
- 2 cups of plant-based milk (any variety)
- ¼ to ½ cup of sugar (depending on sweetness preference)
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pour rice, water, and cinnamon into a blender and blend it until the rice is broken up and the water looks milky, let it sit overnight in the refrigerator.
- Using cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer over a pitcher to remove the rice, pour the rice milk into a pitcher.
- Add the plant-based milk, sugar, and vanilla extract, mix well, and enjoy it poured into a glass of ice.
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Notes
- Blend it thoroughly: When ready, the Mexican cinnamon milk should be smooth and milky with just a slightly gritty texture. The rice needs to be broken down as much as possible to extract the most flavor.
- Leave it to soak: This step is really important to make the creamiest agua de horchata recipe. Some recipes soak the rice pre-blending, but we prefer to do so after.
- For the creamiest horchata: Blend it before AND after soaking.
- Strain it well: Otherwise the rice and cinnamon residue can make the Mexican rice milk a little ‘chalky’. You may need to strain it twice.
Nutrition Information
Calories
250kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
183mg
(8%)
Potassium
146mg
(4%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
12IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
217mg
(22%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4to 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 250
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 250kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 183mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 146mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 12IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 217mg | 22% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.