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Mexican Thick Hot Chocolate

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 whole clove
  • 1 whole star anise
  • 4 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 2 tablets Mexican chocolate (such as Chocolate Abuelita)
  • 3/4 cup pinole (course ground maize flour)
  • 1 pinch crushed piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar cone), or to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place the water, cinnamon stick, clove, and star anise in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow ingredients to settle for about 10 minutes and strain.
  • Heat the milk, chocolate, and pinole in a separate saucepan over medium heat and stir until the chocolate is dissolved and it has reached a desired thick consistency. This step should take about 10 minutes.
  • Once the mixture has thickened, remove from the heat. Add piloncillo and let it rest until the sugar is dissolved for about 5 minutes.
  • Pour the cinnamon water into the chocolate mixture and stir to combine. Enjoy!

Notes

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