Mexican Hot Chocolate

Name: Mexican Hot Chocolate
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Three to 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups milk; 1 3 3/10-ounce tablet Mexican chocolate, roughly chopped (see note)

Adapted by Molly O'Neill

Updated Dec. 4, 2023

Total Time: About 10 minutes
Rating: 4(23)
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Mexican chocolate is available at Mexican markets, some grocery stores and always online. Often you will find it under the brand name Ibarra, in a distinct yellow- and red-striped, hexagon-shaped box. Ibarra chocolate comes in both dark chocolate and in ''new'' flavorings — mixed with sugar cane, cinnamon and finely ground almonds. Get the former and follow the lead of our recipe’s source, Rick Bayless, the great American interpreter of Mexican cuisine. —Molly O'Neill

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Ingredients

Yield:Three to 4 servings

2½cups milk
13 3/10-ounce tablet Mexican chocolate, roughly chopped (see note)

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Preparation

Step 1
In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, simmer the milk and chocolate for a few minutes, stirring constantly to dissolve the chocolate.
Step 2
Either pour into a pitcher and beat well with a Mexican molinillo (chocolate beater), a whisk or an electric mixer, or pour into a blender, cover loosely and blend until thoroughly mixed. Either way, you should wind up with a nicely frothy drink. Serve immediately.

Tip

Mexican chocolate is available at Spanish markets and by mail order from Old Southwest Trading Company, P.O. Box 7545, Albuquerque, N.M.87194; (505) 836-0168.