Have you ever tasted Mexican-style chocolate drinks? Mexican hot chocolate is a typical Mexican chocolate drink that combines chocolate and heavy cream into one. This drink looks like a cappuccino because of the foam on top. But, make no mistake it tastes very different from a cappuccino. If you are interested in making this drink for your little one, it is very easy for you. This is a practical recipe for making Mexican hot chocolate.
Ingredients Mexican Hot Chocolate
The ingredients for making Mexican hot chocolate are so simple that you can buy them in supermarkets. Here are some ingredients to make a typical Mexican chocolate drink.
1 tsp vanilla essence
200 ml liquid milk
2 dm white sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder
tsp cinnamon powder
tsp salt
cinnamon sticks
1 cup heavy cream
whipped cream to taste
tsp chili powder
How to Make Easy Mexican Hot Chocolate
Making Mexican hot chocolate is very easy and practical. Moms just mix milk, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and cream. For more details, Moms can pay attention to the steps below to make a typical Mexican chocolate drink.
Mix cocoa powder, cinnamon powder, salt and sugar in a saucepan. Stir until evenly
Put the liquid milk in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until the milk boils
After the milk boils, add the heavy cream and vanilla essence to it. Cook until it looks thicker.
Moms can add chili powder and stir until evenly distributed
Once cooked, serve this chocolate drink while it's hot
As a topping, you can give enough whipped cream on top and decorate it with cinnamon.
Giving chili powder is optional, Moms. If your little one doesn't like spicy food, then you can ignore it. In addition, the toppings for this chocolate drink are also according to taste. If you don't like whipped cream, you can just add cinnamon powder on top.
The taste of this Mexican chocolate drink is unique because it has a slightly spicy taste with a distinctive sweet mixture of chocolate. With a taste like this, actually this drink can be drunk by little, young, and old, Moms. And of course, this chocolate drink is very fitting and perfect for drinking in cold weather to warm your little one's body.