Mexican Hot Chocolate
Traditional Mexican hot chocolate, sweetened with sugar, spiced with cinnamon, and frothed by hand with a wooden molinillo. No better drink to warm you up when the weather is chilly.
32 min4 servings161 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 bars of Mexican drinking chocolate
- 4 1/4 cups 1 liter of milk or water
- 4 cinnamon sticks for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Pour your milk of water into a tall narrow pot over very low heat.
- 2
Add 2 bars of chocolate (approximately 6 ounces).
- 3
When the chocolate starts to dissolve gently move it with the molinillo until it fully dissolves, about 20 minutes.
- 4
Once all of the chocolate has fully dissolved, vigorously froth the drink with the molinillo for 10 minutes to develop a frothy creamy texture.
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