Brown Rice Maple Syrup Sweetened Horchata
Made with a base of creamy brown rice milk and sweetened with maple syrup, this Brown Rice Maple Syrup Sweetened Horchata is a healthy and delicious way to cool off this summer!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 317kcal
Ingredients
- 5 cups water divided
- 1 ⅓ cup brown rice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 cup non-dairy milk
- ¼-1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place 2 cups of water into a blender and add in the brown rice and 2 cinnamon sticks. Blend for about a minute until the rice starts to break down.
- Add the last three cups of water into the blender and blend again for another 30 seconds or so until everything is combined.
- Transfer the blended cinnamon rice mixture to a pitcher and place it in the fridge overnight.
- The next day, strain the mixture through a coffee filter or fine mesh strainer.
- Place the strained cinnamon rice milk back into your blender and add in the non-dairy milk, maple syrup and vanilla and blend briefly to combine.
- Serve chilled!
Notes
You can also use white rice - whatever you have on hand is fine!
Nutrition
Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 237IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 152mg | Iron: 2mg