Homemade Mexican Horchata (Dairy-free, Vegan)

Name: Homemade Mexican Horchata (Dairy-free, Vegan)
Ingredients: 1 cup long grain rice; 3 cups water; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1/2 tsp ground Ceylon cinnamon; 3 cups almond milk (or vegan milk of your choice); 1/2 tbsp alcohol free vanilla extract; 1/3 cup organic (coconut cream); 3-4 tbsp maple syrup (more or less, depending on how sweet you’d like it)

May 5, 2021

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Homemade Mexican Horchata (Dairy-free, Vegan)

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Ingredients

1 cup long grain rice
3 cups water
2 cinnamon sticks
1/2 tsp ground Ceylon cinnamon
3 cups almond milk or vegan milk of your choice
1/2 tbsp alcohol free vanilla extract
1/3 cup organic coconut cream
3-4 tbsp maple syrup more or less, depending on how sweet you’d like it

Instructions

Rinse the rice well under water and drain.
Add rice, water and cinnamon sticks to a high powered blender. Blend until rice and cinnamon are ground (about 60 seconds)
Pour the blended mixture into a bowl, cover and chill in the fridge for at least 8 hours.
After chilling, strain through a nutbag or a clean kitchen towel into a large bowl or pitcher.
Whisk in almond milk, coconut cream, maple syrup (or other sweetener of your choice), ground cinnamon and vanilla.
Serve over ice and add ground cinnamon and a cinnamon stick to garnish.