Champurrado (Mexican Hot Chocolate)
"This recipe is from the Nestle Very Best Baking. Champurrado is a tradition in my part of the world on Christmas morning with tamales and sweet bread."
photo by Sharon123
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 12 cups water, divided
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 1 1⁄2 cups masa harina flour
- 2 cups brown sugar, packed or (6 ounce) piloncillo cones
- 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
directions
- In a large saucepan, combine 8 cups of the water and cinnamon; bring to a boil.
- Place the remaining water and masa harina in a blender; cover and blend until smooth.
- Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into the cinnamon-water mixture.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low; cook, stirring constantly with wire whisk for 6 to 7 minutes or until thickened.
- Stir in sugar, chocolate and vanilla extract.
- Cook, stirring frequently, for 4 to 5 minutes or until chocolate is melted and flavors well blended.
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ground up 1/4 to 1/2 cup of oatmeal in a coffee grinder, nuke up the oat powder with a cup of water in microwave, mix it with cocoa and sugar OR sweet chai tea powder, stir in extra 6 oz water, nuke one minute, tada! It works for me too -
Very good champurrado! It has a good flavor and is creamy as well. Thanks for posting -
Wordeful chocolate! Different than the ones they serve here. But I was lucky to found a Mexican food store next to my office and so I found masa harina and piloncillo cones!!! I used theM for the first time and the result was so good. Now I must found some other recipes that use them, but even if I don't this chocolate is so tasty that it going to be an usual morning beverage. Thanks PaulaG for another keeper. Made it for ZWT3. -
I had to use regular flour since finding Harina flour here in NL was probably asking a bit much of Dutch supermarkets :) Like ncmystryshopper I also made 1 serving so the amount of flour wasn't big enough to change the taste I think. Piloncillo cones... (Thank heavens for the Kitchen Dictionary to explain that one!) I'm am idiot from a different planet it seems, plain brown sugar it was for me... Heck I had trouble enough finding the cinnamon sticks! The recipe was worth it though... a soft cinnamon choc flavour that's worth a lovely 4 stars. Thanks :)
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I agree! Delicious! I reduced the recipe to one serving and the 1/8 cup masa harina flour sounded like too much.... so I only added a tablespoon (1/16th). I have had piloncillo cones sitting on my counter for a month and was glad to finally use them! Thanks Paula!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PaulaG
Hixson, Tennessee
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