Mexican-style almond milk with vanilla and amaretto recipe

Mexican-style almond milk with vanilla and amaretto

Get inspired by Mexican-style horchata with this easy warming hot drink recipe. Mix together almond milk, rice milk and amaretto with fragrant vanilla pods and cinnamon sticks for the ultimate autumnal treat.

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  • Serves 4
  • 5 mins to prepare and 5 mins to cook
  • 139 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 600ml unsweetened almond milk
  • 400ml unsweetened rice milk
  • 100ml amaretto
  • ground cinnamon, for sprinkling

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Each serving contains

Energy
215kJ 139.0kcal
7%
Fat
3g
low4%
Saturates
0g
low2%
Salt
0.4g
low7%
Sugars
16g
high18%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 19.2gProtein 1.2gFibre 1.3g

Method

  1. Break the cinnamon sticks into pieces and slice the vanilla pod lengthways. Scrape the vanilla seeds into a small saucepan using the back of a knife, then drop in the vanilla pod and broken cinnamon sticks.
  2. Pour in the almond milk and rice milk and warm over a medium heat until boiling point. Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 5 minutes, then strain into a jug. Stir in the amaretto.
  3. To serve, divide between cups and sprinkle each with a pinch of cinnamon.
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