Horchata is a thick, creamy, and sweet rice-cinnamon drink found at most Mexican restaurants that is similar to rice milk. It is simple and inexpensive to prepare and makes for a refreshing drink in the summer. This recipe uses basmati rice and cardamom for an authentic flavor and aroma.

Non-Dairy Horchata Ingredients

  • cup basmati rice

  • 6 cardamom pods, seeds removed and crushed

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more to taste

  • ? cup peeled, slivered almonds

  • 5 cups water

  • cup white sugar

How to Make Non-Dairy Horchata

  1. Place rice in a blender and grind to a fine texture. Transfer to a large pitcher. Add crushed cardamom and cinnamon.

  2. Grind almonds and 1/3 cup water together in the blender. Add to rice mixture in the pitcher. Add 4 cups water and stir. Cover pitcher and let horchata sit 8 hours to overnight.

  3. Transfer horchata to the blender and add sugar. Blend, gradually adding 2/3 cup water, until smooth. Pour mixture through cheesecloth into a separate container, squeezing gently to extract the milk. Refrigerate horchata 15 minutes before serving.

Non-Dairy Horchata Nutritions

  • Calories: 233.5 calories

  • Carbohydrate: 43.3 g

  • Cholesterol:

  • Fat: 5.1 g

  • Fiber: 1.9 g

  • Protein: 4.7 g

  • SaturatedFat: 0.5 g

  • ServingSize:

  • Sodium: 10.1 mg

  • Sugar: 12.9 g

  • TransFat:

  • UnsaturatedFat: