Agua de Horchata

Agua de Horchata, also known as rice water, is an incredibly delicious and creamy summer drink well known all over Latin America and Spain. This recipe is an easy version of Mexican Agua de Horchata that is served in any Mexican restaurant together with Agua de Jamaica.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword agua de horchata, rice water

Prep Time 10

steeping 2

Total Time 2 10

Servings cups

Calories 145kcal

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked white rice
4 cups water
2 cup milk of choice (cow's, almond, even coconut but coconut will change the flavor much more)
2 cinnamon sticks
1/3 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
ice cubes

Instructions

Add rice, cinnamon sticks, and water to a blender and blend for several minutes until no more whole grain of rice can be spotted.
Let steep in the refrigerator for 2-12 hours. The longer the creamier your horchata will end up being.
Add second milk, vanilla, and maple syrup and give it a quick blend to mix well.
Strain the milk through a sieve and/or nut-milk bag to remove most or all of the pulp.
Serve over ice and sprinkle with a little ground cinnamon if you like.

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Notes

* nutritional information is a rough estimate, using unsweetened almond milk and excluding rice pulp.

Nutrition

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