This creamy drink is made of brown rice and almonds, infused with cinnamon and sweetened with the sweetener of your choice. Drink it cold in the summer and warm in the winter. Also try it in your coffee!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Plant Based
Keyword: brown rice horchata, Horchata, Plant Based Horchata
Servings: 6servings
Calories: 130kcal
Author: Kathy Hester
Ingredients
Pressure Cooker Ingredients
4cups944 ml water
1/4cup46 g brown rice
1/4cup35 g raw almonds
2whole cinnamon sticks
Before Straining
1/2cupvegan sugar(or sweetener of choice, to taste)
Instructions
Add the water, brown rice, almonds and cinnamon sticks to your Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
Release the pressure manually and remove the cinnamon sticks. If you are using a granulated sweetener add now so it will dissolve in the hot liquid.
Puree the mixture in a blender.
Strain through a nut milk bag or fine mesh strainer. Store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
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Notes
Make this nut free by using 1/2 cup of brown rice instead of half almond and half brown rice.If you want this to be a whiter beverage, closer to the traditional version, use blanched almonds.