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This Low Calorie Horchata is just 47 calories and it has just 0.1g of sugar!

Thanks to some low calorie swaps, I was able to cut 100’s of calories and lost of sugar, without sacrificing flavor.

I know you’ll love this healthy horchata recipe! It’s gluten-free, vegan and 100% all natural!

Low Calorie Horchata

What You’ll Find in this Article:

Ingredients in Healthy Horchata (shopping list!)
How to Make Healthy Horchata
Low Calorie Horchata Recipe (recipe card!)
Nutrition and Calories in Horchata

Ingredients in Healthy Horchata

I like to use unsweetened vanilla almond milk make this recipe. It’s got a creamy flavor that you want in horchata.

You can use plain unsweetened almond milk if that’s what you have on hand (or any milk for that matter) just add in an additional 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla should you swap it out.

Shopping List for Healthy Horchata:

White rice (uncooked)
Cinnamon sticks
Ground cinnamon
Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Keto Maple Syrup (or pure maple syrup)
Vanilla extract

How to Make Healthy Horchata

This recipe requires you make it the night ahead of time. You want the water and the rice to soak for at least 12 hours.

Then make sure you use cheesecloth to ensure you don’t have leftover rice in the drink.

How to Make Healthy Horchata:

Add the uncooked rice to a find meat strainer and rinse well with cold water.
In a large glass messaging cup or glass bowl combine the rinsed rice, 4 cups of water, and cinnamon sticks.
Cover and place in the fridge to soak overnight (12 hours).
Remove and discard the cinnamon sticks, and add the rice and water to a blender along with the ground cinnamon.
Blend well, then strain the horchata 2 times through a fine mesh strainer, and once through a cheesecloth lined strainer.
Add the horchata, almond milk, syrup and vanilla extract to a pitcher and mix well.
Taste and add more syrup as needed to sweeten.
Serve over ice.

Low Calorie Horchata Recipe

I love this low calorie horchata recipe, it’s so delicious and curbs my cravings without adding excess calories and sugar to my diet. Here are a few more drink recipes I think you’ll love.

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Low Calorie Horchata

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This Low Calorie Horchata is just 47 calories per 1/2 cup. Served over ice this is a large serving, so be sure to use a tall glass to serve.

I cut down the calories and sugar by using Keto Maple Syrup, but you could swap out out for pure maple sirup if you prefer.

Special Tip: The key to making a great healthy horchata is the straining. So be sure to use cheesecloth to get all the chunks of rice out before serving.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 0

Soaking Time: 12

Total Time 12 5

Course Drinks

Cuisine Mexican

Servings servings

Calories 47 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup white rice uncooked
4 cups water
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/3 cup Keto Maple Syrup or pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Add the uncooked rice to a find meat strainer and rinse well with cold water.
In a large glass messaging cup or glass bowl combine the rinsed rice, 4 cups of water, and cinnamon sticks.
Cover and place in the fridge to soak overnight (12 hours).
Remove and discard the cinnamon sticks, and add the rice and water to a blender along with the ground cinnamon.
Blend well, then strain the horchata 2 times through a fine mesh strainer, and once through a cheesecloth lined strainer.
Add the horchata, almond milk, syrup and vanilla extract to a pitcher and mix well.
Taste and add more syrup as needed to sweeten.
Serve over ice.

Nutrition

Calories: 47kcalCarbohydrates: 9.5gProtein: 0.9gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 18mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.1gCalcium: 31mgIron: 0mg

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