Thick Hot Chocolate: Champurrado

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 1 hr
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 40 min
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Ingredients

1/4 cup masa harina

3 1/2 cups cold water

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 cups of milk

1 (3-ounce) tablet sweetened Mexican chocolate, flavored with cinnamon

Directions

  1. In a small mixing bowl combine the masa harina with 1/2 cup of water mixing by hand to form a paste. In medium saucepan add the paste and the remaining 3 cups of water. Bring to boil stirring constantly. Cook slowly for 20 minutes, the mixture will thicken. While this mixture is simmering, in another saucepan add the milk and bring to a boil. Add the chocolate and cook for about 10 minutes until the chocolate has completely dissolved. Pour the chocolate into the masa harina mixture stirring until well incorporated. With a milinillo or an eggbeater, whisk until a foam forms on top, about 3 minutes. Serve in a large bowl spooning some of the foam on top.

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Anonymous

My mom gave me a great recipe and haven't been able to find it but then i found this online.It's a good base recipe. It could use more harina, chocolate, and piloncillo or brown sugar . I added probably 1/2c-1c of flour , little less than half of a chocolate disk, and like 1-2 tbsp of brown sugar. Since I added the added flour when the final product was done , I poured it through a strainer and forced the pieces of masa through it .

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