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Oaxacan · Drink

Champurrado Hot Chocolate Masa Drink

Dried field corn toasted, cooked, blended and strained into a corn base, thickened to the texture of cream and simmered with a tablet of Mexican chocolate and sugar. A warming, thick winter drink.

  • YieldMakes 8 cups (2 L)
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total2 h 29 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 250 gdried corn kernels, picked over
  • to tastewater, for cooking the corn, enough to cover it by 5 cm
  • 1.2 Lwater, 720 ml and 480 ml for blending the corn
  • 1.2 Lwater, added once the base has thickened
  • 130 gMexican chocolate, one tablet, broken up
  • 100 gsugar

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Soy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Corn (maize)
  • Cinnamon
  • Lecithin (any source)
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Cacao and cocoa

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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