Agua de Horchata - A Mexican Rice Drink Sweetened with Honey & Stevia
 
 
A healthier take on the classic Agua de Horchata, naturally & lightly sweetened with raw honey and stevia.
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Serves: ½ gallon
Ingredients
  • 1⅓ cup rice (white or brown) *
  • 6 cups warm filtered water
  • 2 pieces of cinnamon sticks
  • 4 cups whole milk *
  • ½ cup raw honey *
  • 15 drops vanilla stevia *
  • 15 drops regular stevia
Instructions
  1. Grind the rice in your grain mill (or use a coffee grinder or blender) on 'Bread' setting.
  2. Pour rice flour into a glass bowl and combine with warm water & cinnamon sticks.
  3. Cover and let it soak for at least 6 hours or overnight. You can leave it out in room-temp or store in the fridge.
  4. Pour the mixture into a blender and blend until very smooth. It will feel slightly grainy, but should not be gritty.
  5. Strain into a pitcher or bowl through a very fine sieve or a colander lined with cheesecloth.
  6. Press solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible.
  7. Stir in the milk, honey & stevia. Whisk vigorously until honey completely dissolves (no need to warm up milk or anything!).
  8. Taste and add more honey or stevia if you like. Store in the fridge until chilled.
  9. Serve over ice and top with ground cinnamon.
Notes
Rice - I have used either white basmati rice or regular brown rice.
Milk - You can used coconut milk if you have milk allergy.
Honey - Use mild honey, such as clover honey.
Stevia - If you don't have vanilla stevia, add in 2 tsp of vanilla extract and use 30 drops of regular stevia.
If you would rather use 100% stevia... add another 15-30 drops. Be sure to taste it before adding more!
If you would rather use 100% raw honey... add ¼ cup and taste. If you want it sweeter, keeping adding more until you are satisfied.
Recipe by Grain Mill Wagon at https://www.grainmillwagon.com/agua-de-horchata-a-mexican-rice-drink-sweetened-with-honey-stevia/