Three glasses of horchata

Horchata

Name: Horchata
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 150g caster sugar; 300g long grain white rice; 100g blanched almonds toasted; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 500ml almond milk

Ailsa Burt

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Serves 6 - 8

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

plus overnight soaking

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Cool down with this rice and almond-based drink, popular across Spain and Portugal. It's gently spiced with cinnamon and vanilla, and served over ice

Dairy-free

Egg-free

Gluten-free

Vegan

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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150g caster sugar
300g long grain white rice
100g blanched almonds

toasted
2 cinnamon sticks
2 tsp vanilla extract
500ml almond milk

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Nutrition: Per serving (8)

kcal149
fat3g
saturates0.3g
carbs28g
sugars15g
fibre0.4g
protein2g
salt0.15g

Method

step 1

Tip the sugar into a bowl and cover with 1 litre warm water. Stir well until the sugar has dissolved then mix in the rice, almonds and cinnamon sticks. Cover and chill overnight.
step 2

Pour roughly half into a jug and set aside. Pour the remaining contents of the bowl, including the rice, almonds and cinnamon sticks into a powerful blender. Blend for 1 min until everything is very finely chopped. Pour in the liquid from the jug and mix again. If you prefer a very fine consistency, pour into a muslin-lined sieve set over a bowl. You can also pass it through a very fine sieve twice. Mix in the vanilla and a pinch of salt, then keep chilled until ready to serve. Will keep chilled for up to four days.
step 3

Fill a pitcher with the almond milk and some ice. Divide between ice-filled glasses and serve.

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