Hojicha Horchata

Name: Hojicha Horchata
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 1 cup long-grain white rice, rinsed; 4 cups water; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 tbsp hojicha powder; 1/2 cup hot water; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 cups whole milk; 2 cups ice

Roasted Japanese hojicha tea stirred into a classic rice-and-cinnamon horchata base, the earthy fusion drink trending on TikTok alongside the wider hojicha wave.

20 minEasyServes 4150 cal/serving

FusionNon-Alcoholic DrinkBlenderVegetarian

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Ingredients

1 cup long-grain white rice, rinsed
4 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
2 tbsp hojicha powder
1/2 cup hot water
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 cups whole milk
2 cups ice

Instructions

1

Rinse 1 cup rinsed long-grain white rice, then combine with 1 cinnamon stick and 4 cups water in a bowl or pitcher. Soak at room temperature at least 4 hours, or overnight.
2

Whisk 2 tbsp hojicha powder into 1/2 cup hot water until dissolved, then let cool.
3

Blend the soaked rice, cinnamon stick, and soaking water on high until smooth, about 2 minutes.
4

Strain through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a pitcher, pressing to extract the liquid. Discard the solids.
5

Stir in the cooled hojicha, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and 2 cups whole milk until the sugar dissolves.
6

Fill glasses with 2 cups ice and pour the hojicha horchata over top.

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Questions

Do I need to rinse the grain for Hojicha Horchata?

Step 1 reads: "Rinse 1 cup rinsed long-grain white rice, then combine with 1 cinnamon stick and 4 cups water in a bowl or pitcher." Yes. Step 1 washes off what coats the grain: surface starch on rice, which makes it clump and turn gummy, or the bitter natural coating on quinoa. Rinse until the water runs mostly clear.

What equipment do I need for Hojicha Horchata?

Beyond a knife and a board, the method uses cheesecloth (step 4) and a fine-mesh sieve (step 4). If you do not have one, a clean thin dish towel replaces the cheesecloth.

Can I make Hojicha Horchata dairy-free?

Yes. The dairy in Hojicha Horchata is 2 cups whole milk. Swap the milk for unsweetened oat or soy milk. The richness shifts slightly, but the method does not change.

Is Hojicha Horchata vegan?

No, though it is vegetarian. What keeps it from vegan is 2 cups whole milk. For fully plant-based entries, see the vegan non-alcoholic drink collection.

Which part of Hojicha Horchata can be done ahead?

Everything up to step 1. Step 1 is a built-in pause of overnight, or about 8 hours: "Soak at room temperature at least 4 hours, or overnight." Do everything up to that point ahead of time and pick up at step 2 when you are ready to finish.

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