Champurrado

Cinco de Mayo - Everyday Cooking

A traditional Mexican chocolate drink.

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 15 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Champurrado

Ingredients

1 ½ cups water

1 cinnamon stick

1 whole clove

1 pod star anise

4 ¼ cups milk

2 tablets Mexican chocolate (such as Chocolate Ibarra®)

¾ cup pinole (coarse ground maize flour)

1 pinch crushed piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar cone)

or more to taste

The Ultimate Margarita

Everyday Cooking

Directions

Step 1

Bring water cinnamon stick clove and star anise to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat and allow spices to steep until water is fragrant about 10 minutes. Strain.

Step 2

Heat milk chocolate and pinole in another saucepan over medium heat whisking until chocolate is dissolved and liquid is thickened about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add piloncillo; let rest until sugar is dissolved about 5 minutes more. Pour cinnamon water into chocolate mixture and stir to combine.

Nutritional Information

Champurrado

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 524.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.4g 7%

Carbohydrates: 63.3g 20%

Dietary Fiber: 0.7g 3%

Sugars: 37.8g

Fat: 3.9g 6%

Saturated Fat: 2.3g 12%

Cholesterol: 6.9mg 2%

Vitamin A Iu: 164.5IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.9mg 7%

Vitamin C: 0.2mg

Folate: 5mcg 1%

Calcium: 109.6mg 11%

Iron: 0.4mg 2%

Magnesium: 23.1mg 8%

Potassium: 187.6mg 5%

Sodium: 276.1mg 11%

Calories From Fat: 35.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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