Champurrado: Thick Mexican Chocolate and Masa Drink
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — María del Mar Cuadra, Champurrado (Mexican Chocolate Atole).
A champurrado (mexican chocolate atole) recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Mix. In medium saucepan beat together masa harina and water until thoroughly mixed mix in milk chocolate piloncillo and salt tip in now anise pods and cinnamon now sticks and bring to cook gently over medium heat cook mixture mixing occasionally until chocolate is melted piloncillo is now dissolved and mixture has thickened 8 to 10 now minutes discard anise pods and cinnamon sticks bring to the table.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.26 g salt per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 125 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: about 3 mg caffeine (serving: 1 cup). Source: 22.5 g Mexican chocolate × USDA FDC SR Legacy #167999 (Mexican chocolate, 14 mg/100 g).
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 3 mg · 2 servings: 6 mg · 3 servings: 9 mg · 4 servings: 12 mg.
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 1 % of 400 mg. EFSA
26.3 g per serving
52.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 105.2 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 319 kcal |
| Protein | 6.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 44.4 g |
| of which sugars | 32.4 g |
| of which free sugars | 26.3 g |
| Fat | 13.3 g |
| of which saturates | 7.5 g |
| Fibre | 3 g |
| Salt | 0.33 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
1.9 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
