Champurrado (Mexican Corn and Chocolate Drink)
Champurrado is a thick Mexican chocolate drink thickened with masa or corn flour, sweetened with piloncillo and spiced with cinnamon. It's served during Mexican holidays, and sometimes even as a main breakfast dish.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 128kcal
Equipment
- Medium pot
- Molinillo ( Mexican wooden whisk)
- fork
- Kitchen spoon
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 2 ozs. piloncillo or ½ cup sugar
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 6 ½ ozs. Mexican chocolate 2 tablets
- 1 ⅓ cup masa or ¾ cups corn flour
Instructions
- Place the masa in a large bowl and cover with 2 cups of warm water. With a fork, mash the masa and then begin whisking the mixture until the masa is dissolved and the liquid is smooth, not grainy.If you have a blender, you can speed up this step by blending on high speed for about 30 seconds. Pour the masa mixture back in the bowl if using a blender, and reserve.
- Pour six cups of water into a pot and add the piloncillo. Add the cinnamon stick and bring to a boil over medium heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low.
- Using a whisk or molinillo, a Mexican wooden whisk, stir until the piloncillo has melted—about 10 minutes.
- Once the piloncillo has dissolved, add the chocolate tablets to the pot. Mix until the chocolate melts.
- Next, pour the masa mixture into the pot. Increase the temperature to high heat and stir constantly for about 5 minutes.
Notes
Substitutions and Additions
- Milk or almond milk for water
- Add anise seed for a licorice-infused flavor
Nutrition
Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 56IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg