Homemade Horchata
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup raw cashews (or use raw or blanched almonds)
- 2/3 cup white rice, uncooked (medium or long-grain preferred)
- 2 1/2 cups water + 3 cups water
- one 3-inch cinnamon stick
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar, or to taste*
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (increase to 1 teaspoon, or to taste, if you love vanilla)
Watermelon Raspberry Slushies
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 cups diced watermelon, deseeded (freeze before blending for 1 hour)
- 2 cups raspberries (freeze before blending for 1 hour)
- 2 shots raspberry pomegranate vodka (or your favorite flavored or unflavored vodka), optional
- 2 shots raspberry or watermelon schnapps, optional
- juice of 1 lime, or to taste
- sweetener, optional and to taste (I recommend a liquid sweetener like agave, simple syrup, or a zero-calorie sweetener; granulated sugar may not dissolve entirely)
