Champurrado (Mexican Hot Chocolate)

Try this sweet and nutritious Mexican beverage: Champurrado! With its combination of chocolate and cinnamon, it is a delicious way to warm you up on a cold day.

Yield: 10 (8 ounce) servings

Ingredients

• 12 cups water, divided
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 1/2 cups masa harina (Mexican corn masa mix)
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar or 2 large (6 ounces each) piloncillo cones (Mexican brown sugar)
• 1 to 4 ounces. NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bar, broken into pieces
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Combine 8 cups water and cinnamon in large saucepan. Bring to a boil.
2. Place remaining water and flour in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
3. Pour mixture through fine mesh sieve into cinnamon-water mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring constantly with wire whisk, for 6 to 7 minutes or until mixture is thickened.
4. Stir in sugar, chocolate and vanilla extract. Cook, stirring frequently, for 4 to 5 minutes or until chocolate is melted and flavors are blended.
5. Remove cinnamon sticks.
6. Pour into mugs.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories: 210 Calories from Fat: 15 Total Fat: 1.5g (2% of DV) Saturated Fat: .5g (3% of DV) Cholesterol: 0mg (0% of DV) Sodium: 20mg (1% of DV) Carbohydrates: 49g (16% of DV) Dietary Fiber: 2g (8% of DV) Sugars: 34g Protein: 2g

Vitamin A: 0% of DV Vitamin C: 0% of DV Calcium: 8% of DV Iron: 4% of DV

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé and meals.com