Pistachio Cardamom Horchatta
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Insanely rich and creamy pistachio cardamom horchata is perfect for your summer parties. Spike it with some rum or serve it on some ice, perfect summer dessert or drink. Creamy, Milky, yet dairy free Mexican classic drink is made with rice, condensed milk, and served ice cold. It is sweet and refreshing.
Author: Ash
Recipe type: Drink, Dessert
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 4-8
Ingredients
- 2 cup of white rice
- ½ cup pistachios
- 5-8 whole cardamom
- ½ cinnamon stick(use either cardamom or cinnamom)
- 1 can or cup dairy free sweetened condensed milk(or regular sweetened condensed milk) or cane sugar or white sugar. Condensed milk gives the best creamy drink.
- 1 Liter of water
- Ice
Instructions
- Wash the rice and pistachios well with cold water. Drain out all the water. Later add 3 cups of boiling water. Let it stay in room temperature and soak for at least 5 hours to overnight(best creamy results).
- After it's soaked overnight, take it out from the refrigerator and peel all the pistachio skin.
- Add another cup of boiling water, break the cinnamon stick in half, add the cardamom and place the water, rice, and cardamom. Keep the water separate and blend only the rice and pistachios with ½ cup of water to a very smooth paste. Puree for 2-3 minutes. Add it to the water that it was soaking it.
- Pour the liquid through a fine strainer lined with a double layer of cheesecloth, into a pitcher. Mix well and strain with a fine cheese cloth or a white clean cloth.Squeeze the excess liquid and discard the solids.
- Stir in the condensed milk. You can add more or less of sweetener. Pour it in a pitcher.
- Cover and refrigerate until you’re ready to serve. Stir before pouring in glasses and serve over ice.
Notes
This drink stays good in the refrigertor for about 3 days.
You could make popsicles out of this.
1 cup sugar (adjust depending on how sweet you want - ⅔ cup of sugar if you want it less sweet). IF YOU plan on using sugar then leave the condensed milk. You can use Coconut sugar too.
You could make popsicles out of this.
1 cup sugar (adjust depending on how sweet you want - ⅔ cup of sugar if you want it less sweet). IF YOU plan on using sugar then leave the condensed milk. You can use Coconut sugar too.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2018/06/19/best-creamy-pistachio-cardamom-horchata/