CHOCOLATE ATOLE

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A wonderful, rich, thick drink. Like a cross between hot cocoa and pudding. Can never remember my tweaks to this recipe, so decided to post it. Officially called champurrado, but I call it what I can pronounce.

Provided by radergirl1

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 15m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup cold water
¼ cup masa harina
1 cup milk
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup evaporated milk
1 (2 ounce) bar dark chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Whisk water and masa harina together in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Add milk and cinnamon. Continue stirring until thick and bubbly. Add evaporated milk, chocolate, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Cook and stir until chocolate and sugar are just melted, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into mugs. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 268.9 calories, Carbohydrate 35.6 g, Cholesterol 19.6 mg, Fat 11.3 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 84.5 mg, Sugar 25.9 g