Black Sesame Horchata
Black sesame horchata is as good as expected! It's a creamy drink made with black sesame seeds, offering a sweet savory-ish twist on the classic horchata made w/ rice.
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- ½ cup black sesame seeds
- 1 ¼ cups filtered water
- 1 tablespoon raw honey plus extra as needed
- 1 cup vanilla bean almond milk (homemade or store bought) See: FRESH SQUEEZED VANILLA BEAN NUT MILK recipe
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Place black seeds and tap water in a small bowl or mason jar. Soak overnight.
- Drain and rinse sesame seeds. Transfer them to a bowl and add the filtered water and honey. Blend on high speed until sesame seeds are completely broken down (takes about 2 minutes).
- Over a medium-sized bowl, strain sesame seed mixture with a nut milk bag and reserve the pulp for another use (see almond pulp cracker recipe).
- Rinse out the blender and pour about ¾ cup of the sesame seed milk back in, setting aside remaining milk for another us (you will have about 1 cup of sesame milk left over that will keep in an airtight container for about 4 days).
- Add the almond milk and cinnamon and blend for about 15 seconds. Taste and adjust sweetness to your liking by adding more honey if needed.
- Black sesame horchata will keep covered and refrigerated for up to 5 days.