HORCHATA DESSERT RECIPES

Steps:

• Place rice, almonds, cinnamon stick, and sugar in a blender. Pour in about 4 cups of the water. Pulse on and off to start. Then blend on high speed until ingredients have been chopped up into very small pieces, about 30 seconds. Add the remaining 3 cups cold, fresh water. Let mixture sit at room temperature about 4 hours. (Or you can refrigerate it overnight.) Stir occasionally.
• Strain through several layers of cheesecloth into a pitcher. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. Serve topped with a dusting of cinnamon.

Steps:

• Blend rice, cinnamon, and ¾ tsp. salt in a blender to a fine powder. Stir rice mixture and cream in a large bowl until no lumps remain; cover and chill at least 3 hours and up to 6 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl, pressing on solids; reserve rice for another use.
• Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat cream in a large bowl to stiff peaks, about 3 minutes; set aside.
• Whisk egg whites, granulated sugar, and a pinch of salt in a medium heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let bowl touch water). Cook, whisking constantly, until sugar is dissolved and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the mixture registers 130°, about 4 minutes. Remove bowl from heat and, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat until mixture is tripled in volume, glossy, and cool, 10–12 minutes (this will take only about 6 minutes if using a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment).
• Gently fold reserved cream into meringue until mixture is smooth. Scrape into an 8x8" baking pan; cover and freeze until set, at least 3 hours.
• Meanwhile, lightly coat a large heatproof bowl with nonstick spray. Place kamut in bowl. Bring brown sugar, butter, tequila, and corn syrup to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cook, stirring often, until caramel is a deep amber, 10–12 minutes. Quickly pour caramel over kamut and mix with a heatproof spatula to coat. Transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and let cool. Break into small pieces.
• Scoop semifreddo into bowls and top with caramel kamut.
• Do Ahead: Semifreddo can be made 3 days ahead; keep frozen. Let sit at room temperature 30 minutes before scooping. Caramel kamut can be made 1 day ahead; store airtight between layers of paper towels at room temperature.