Best Champurrado Flan Recipes

CHAMPURRADO

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A traditional Mexican chocolate drink.

Provided by monmedel

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 524.4 calories, Carbohydrate 63.3 g, Cholesterol 6.9 mg, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 276.1 mg, Sugar 37.8 g

CHAMPURRADO

Champurrado image

Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup masa harina
2 ounces Mexican chocolate or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 cinnamon stick
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Steps:

Mix 1 cup water with masa harina. Let stand 15 minutes. Bring remaining 1 1/2 cups water to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Strain masa harina mixture into boiling water. Add chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Add cinnamon stick. Stir over low heat until mixture thickens or whip to frothy consistency with a molinillo, about 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar.