Agua de Avena
Agua de avena is a traditional Mexican drink made with oats, water, cinnamon, and sugar (this recipe opts for dates). It's a refreshing beverage known for its many health benefits and is perfect for hot weather.
Equipment
- Nut milk bag or fine-mesh strainer and cheesecloth or linen towel
- Pitcher and glasses for strainer
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 6 dates pitted
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Mexican Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup old-fashion oats
Instructions
- Blend: First, add water, dates, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla in a blender and blend for about one minute until dates and cinnamon are completely dissolved. Next, add oats and blend for an additional 30 seconds. Avoid blending too long – overblending the oats can cause the mixture to become slimy.
- Strain: Pour mixture through a nut bag, cheesecloth or linen towel and carefully press until no liquid is left.
- Chill and enjoy: Pour in a glass bottle and chill or serve over ice.
A Note from Lola
It's worth noting that the sugar in this recipe comes from the natural sugars in the dates, rather than from added sugars or artificial sweeteners.
Six pitted dates contain about 96 grams of sugar (16 grams per date), however most of the sugars in this recipe are left behind when strained, therefore assuming that about 75 % of the sugar is left behind in the nut bag, each 8-ounce serving would contain approximately 6 grams of sugar (96 total grams / 4 8-ounce servings x 0.25).
Other nutritional values may also be skewed due to the straining.
Nutrition
Serving: 8ouncesCalories: 726kcalCarbohydrates: 166gProtein: 13gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 345mgPotassium: 1317mgFiber: 20gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 225IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 198mgIron: 5mg
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