Horchata Matcha with Blackstrap Molasses

Mexican horchata with Japanese matcha tea. The rice and the molasses combo is reminiscent of my Indian grandmother’s rural kitchen. It has become my favorite kick-back, unwind, Sunday afternoon latte and is sure to challenge all your lattes. Enjoy!

SPECIAL TOOLS:

High powered blender or Nutr.

INGREDIENTS

Serves 1 solo drink.

• In 1 1/2 cup water in a mason jar, soak overnight:
  • grain: 1/2 tbsp brown rice OR millet +
  • nuts: 1 tbsp almonds OR pecan+
  • aromatic: 1/3 stick cinnamon OR 1 whole cardamom +
  • a dash of Himalayan pink salt
• Green matcha tea (optional): 1 tsp matcha powder, with 1 tbsp hot water, well mixed
• Sweetener: 1 tbsp agave OR blackstrap molasses

METHOD

Run the horchata ingredients with the water through a blender or Nutr and strain back into the mason jar. Heat and add the green tea, if using, and the sweetener.

Serve hot or iced.

NOTES, HINTS, TIPS:

1. Blackstrap molasses has all the goodness of a regular sweetener but –almost impossibly!- is also an ingredient of clean eating. Check https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-blackstrap-molasses
   However, it also dominates the flavor, so if you want your cardamom to come through you may use a more neutral sweetener like agave.
2. The horchata is adapted from https://www.thehealthymaven.com/iced-horchata-latte/.
3. For the hot version of the tea, I use the microwave to warm the horchata (1 min at 60% power; but you may want to adjust with yours).