Champurrado (Mexican Hot Chocolate)

Champurrado (Mexican Hot Chocolate)

Champurrado is a thick, hot chocolate drink made with Mexican chocolate, pinole, piloncillo, and cinnamon to create a warm and delicious cozy drink.

Preparation Time
5 mins
Cooking Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Calories
524 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Place water, cinnamon stick, clove, and star anise in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and allow spices to steep until water is fragrant, about 10 minutes; strain.
Step 2
Heat milk, chocolate, and pinole in a separate saucepan over medium heat, whisking until chocolate is dissolved and liquid is thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; add piloncillo and let rest until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes more. Pour cinnamon water into chocolate mixture and stir to combine.

Ingredients

  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 whole clove
  • 1 pod star anise
  • 2 tablets Mexican chocolate (such as Chocolate Ibarra®)
  • 1 pinch crushed piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar cone), or more to taste
  • 1.5 cups water
  • 4.25 cups milk
  • 0.75 cup pinole (coarse ground maize flour)

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