Horchata Recipe
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Enjoy this refreshing traditional Mexican drink on Cinco de Mayo, or any other day of the year!
Total Time: 01 M 15 S
Servings: 4
Calories: 149
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. agave nectar
- 1/2 cup almonds soaked in 2 cups hot water for 3 hours and then drained
- 1 cup cold water
- 1/4 cup cooked rice rinsed after cooking
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 cup ice cubes
Nutritional Information
- Serving Size: 7 fl. oz.
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 17mg
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 9g
- Protein: 4g
Instructions
- Add almonds, rice, and water to WildSide+ or FourSide jar and secure lid.
- Select "Whole Juice" or blend on a Medium High speed for 50-60 seconds.
- Add remaining ingredients to jar and secure lid.
- Blend on a Medium High speed for 50 seconds.
- Serve as is, or pour mixture through cheesecloth for a thinner beverage.
Notes
For an adult version, add 1 ounce of rum to each serving.
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What do you mean cooked rice?
Surprised at how good this was.. The traditional way takes a little too long (gotta let the rice soak in water overnight). This recipe is a keeper :-)
For better richer taste & results you should let the almond/rice/water mixture set in the fridge covered for at least 8hrs. Other than that this is a good basic quick Horchata recipe.
Can you replace agave nectar for Sugar?
You need to actually cook the rice in boiling water. It won’t work right out of the bag.
What do they mean by "Cooked Rice"? Do you have to actually cook it (boiling until soft) or can you use the rice out of the bag?
ok, its 2 cups, sorry…
what does "soaked in 2 C hot water"
mean?
Yes, the water from the almonds should not be used. You will need one cup of fresh water.
Question: recipe instructions say to add almonds, rice and WATER. Ingredients say to drain water from almonds. So I’d assume I should add fresh water…? How much?
My blender doesn’t have the whole juice button what settings do I choose?
OmGOODNESS!! This drink is the bomb! ! I can’t drink the original version of this drink due to the HIGH sugar content and this recipe just sums it up. I substituted the agave with stevia and used brown rice instead of white, it was so good. Thanks for a much healthier version!
Blend on a Medium to Medium-High speed for 50-60 seconds. For other blend cycle conversions, check this out: http://www.blendtec.com/blo… Happy blending!
There are a few things that can be done to get a thinner, less gritty consistency.
1. Soak the almonds for longer than 3 hours up to 5 hours.
2. Add more than 1 cup of water, up to 2 cups.
3. Blend the soaked almonds, rice, and water twice before adding the other ingredients for the final blend.
I made this and didn’t like how gritty it turned out. I tried pouring it through cheesecloth, but it is so thick I ended up with hardly any horchata. Help!
Just use hot water originally and let it cool as they soak – no need to constantly change the water. :) Happy blending!
Okay, this might be a dumb question – but while soaking the almonds – do you originally place them in hot water and then let it cool as they soak or does it need to be consistantly hot?
Do the almonds need to be roasted? Blanched? Whole? Slivers? Or does it matter what kind of almonds you use.
Okay, thank you!
This is absolutely fantastic!