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Naturally Sweetened Horchata Cocktails combine homemade horchata with booze for a creamy, dreamy adult beverage! Refined sugar-free, dairy-free, and delicious!
HORCHATA COCKTAILS!
Nothing to see here, folks…just your favorite rice drink with a shot (or several) of liquor. A cocktail that happens to be lightened up, not too sweet, not too frilly…
BIG DEAL ALERT!
You guys, I had an Ego Check on Aisle 3 the other day.
LITRALLY as I was walking through the grocery store. Okay, it may have been aisle 7…I don’t recall the aisle number, but that’s neither here nor there.
As I was pitter pattering around the grocery, tra la la, mid-ego stroke, thinking to myself I’m such a genius for adding alcohol to horchata, I happened upon a ginormous RumChata display.
Oh.
Not only did the visual make me realize I’m not the first and last person on the planet to add alcohol to horchata, but it made me go, “Dude, why didn’t I think of rum?”
Perhaps tequila? Why not tequila? Definitely not tequila, tequila makes you a crazy person… no one likes a crazy person… everyone likes crazy people… where are my keys? I’ve lost my phone… tequila makes her clothes fall off…
Perhaps we should stick with the bourbon.
Point is, horchata cocktails are apparently a thing, and if you ask me, virtually any liquor will work.
Even vodka. Why not vodka? Definitely vodka to get yourself a little Horchata Russian action all up in your Big Lebowski.
I swear, I’m not drunk.
Do you remember when I showed you my exceedingly untraditional approach to Horchata a while back?
The easy-to-make horchata that doesn’t require you to wait overnight for your rice to soak? The same horchata that happens to be dairy-free and sweetened with pure maple syrup? Yup! That’s the one!
I added booze to it in order to make a super fresh and swanky cocktail for us to share on Cinco de Mayo.
I look forward to Cinco de Mayo every year because Mexican food is one of my favorite cuisines.
Any meat, any cheese, any salsa, all the refried beans, just lay it on me thick and spicy! And while we’re at it: some bebidas frescas to go along with our lenga flautas, carne asada con pico de gallo con queso fresco con ay ay ay caramba!
What’s food without drink and what’s a burrito without an horchata?
If you’re cooking in for CDM this year and are looking for some healthy (or healthier-ish) Mexican-inspired menu items, try these on for size!
Mexican-Inspired Meals:
Quinoa, Beet, and Black Bean Burrito BowlsSweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos with Quinoa and Lemon Tahini SauceCrock Pot Shredded Chicken Chile Colorado TacosRoasted Vegetable Tacos with Cumin Cashew CremaShrimp and Avocado Tacos with Pineapple SalsaSeared Ahi Tacos with Mango and Avocado SalsaCrock Pot Carnitas Tacos with Red Chili SalsaRoasted Vegetable Stacked EnchiladasChili Verde Chicken EnchiladasSouthwest Black Bean, Corn, and Avocado SalsaRoasted Sweet Potato Rounds with Guacamole and BaconShredded Chicken Cauliflower Rice Burrito Bowls
…and warsh it all down with a chilled glass of boozy horchata!
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Naturally Sweetened Horchata Cocktails
Yield: 2 CocktailsPrep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes
Turn your homemade horchata into a delicious creamy cocktail with these naturally sweetened horchata cocktails!
Ingredients
1 cup homemade horchata, 8 ounces4 ounces bourbon 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
Instructions
Fill a shaker with ice and add the horchata, bourbon and maple syrup. Shake well and serve with a dash of ground cinnamon!
Notes
You may also use rum instead of whiskey or agave nectar instead of maple syrup
Nutrition Information
Yield 2Serving Size 1 Cocktail
Amount Per ServingCalories 249Total Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 0gCarbohydrates 25gSugar 20g