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Horchata (low sugar recipe)

Prep Time
15 min
Nutrition Facts
  • Servings per Recipe: 5
  • Serving Size: 1 cup (8 oz)
    • Calories: 178
    • Calories from Fat: 4
  • Total Fat: 0.5
  • Cholesterol: 3 mg
  • Sodium: 104 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 35 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 0.5 g
  • Exchange: 1 milk, 1 starch
  • Carbohydrate Units: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
  • tap water
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 cup skim milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 packets artificial sweetener (or less)
  • cheesecloth
Directions
  1. Soak the rice in tap water overnight.
  2. Drain the soaked rice through a strainer.
  3. In a blender add rice, ½ cup water, 2 cups milk, vanilla, sugar, artificial sweetener, and cinnamon.  Blend on high speed until rice is all ground up (approximately 1.5 minutes).
  4. Add the remaining ½ cup water and 2 cups milk. Blend on high for approximately 1 minute.
  5. Strain the mixture through the cheesecloth until no more liquid seeps out. Do not squeeze the cheesecloth. Discard cheesecloth and remains.
  6. Chill and serve.