I use to call this my Mexican Hot Chocolate! Atole is basically a hot drink made with corn dough. It is drank in my family during the holidays or winter time along with some pan dulce, sweet bread as pictured above.
Champurrado is typically the same thing just chocolate flavored and some argue made with cornstarch instead- not as thick as Atole.
I haven’t had this delicious drink since i was back home so I asked everyone i could for the recipe. thinking perhaps i can make this for the kids to try on Christmas eve!
All recipes given called for masa, dough, which i have no clue how to make or get my hands on. So i decided to google it and i saw this YouTube video that seriously explained it the easiest. Unfortunately it’s in Spanish so i know a lot of you will not understand and there weren’t really any measurements included.
Now that you saw how it was made here is a recipe that explains both atole and champurrado.
I found it in an article titled Atole: Not just for holidays by Yumasun.com
Atole
Makes 4 servings
2/3 cups flour (can substitute white, yellow or blue cornmeal)
4 cups boiling water Salt to taste (about a teaspoon)
Small amount of cold water
Sugar to taste
Ground cinnamon to taste
Milk or cream (optional)
In a large bowl, add just enough cold water to flour to moisten it so that it can be stirred easily. Slowly add boiling water. Stir well until mixture is very smooth and there are no lumps. Pour mixture into a large pot and simmer over medium heat, stirring often, until mixture becomes frothy. Spoon into bowls and flavor with desired amounts of cinnamon and sugar. Add milk, if desired. Serve with toast or empanadas.
Champurrado
Prepare atole recipe and set aside. Next, melt a circular tablet of spiced Mexican chocolate (such as Abuelita’s brand). Stir melted chocolate into hot atole, pour into cups and serve with pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread). Optional: Use desired amounts of brown sugar, cocoa and ground cinnamon instead of spiced Mexican chocolate tablet.
I hope to try this tomorrow and post pictures then.
Hopefully this brings a little bit of tradition into our celebration of Christmas on the East Coast.
Happy Thursday
— Christmas Eve Eve —
Everyone
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