Mexican Horchata: Rice and Almond Drink
Horchata is one of Mexico's most common agua frescas: an easy-to-make rice flavored drink that offers up all sorts of great combos. Lately I've been adding coconut milk to it -- yum!
- Prep time
- 6 hr
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup dry, uncooked white rice
- 3/4 cup raw almonds
- 1 cinnamon stick (or 1/2 teaspoon ground)
- 8 cups water
- 3/4 cup sugar
Instructions
- 1
Add 1 cup white rice to a blender or food processor and grind it as fine as you can.
- 2
Add 3/4 cup raw almonds, 1 cinnamon stick, 1/4 cup sugar and only 4 cups of warm water. Blend together.
- 3
Let this mixture sit overnight in the fridge.
- 4
The next day, give it another blend and then add 4 cups of cold water and another 1/2 cup sugar. Combine well and taste for sweetness, adding more sugar if needed.
- 5
Strain the mixture and discard the leftover solids. Using a fine mesh sieve works but you can also add a few layers of cheesecloth to it if you want.
- 6
Serve immediately over ice and optionally add a final dash of cinnamon.