Champurrado

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Champurrado is a thick, chocolate-based Mexican atole that arrives in a mug dense with corn and piloncillo, meant to be whisked into a frothy cloud with a wooden molinillo. The base is simple—masa or corn flour, chocolate, water or milk—but it opens to variations: cinnamon, aniseed, vanilla, ground nuts, orange zest, even egg stirred in to deepen the drink. You meet it at breakfast with a churro, or in the late afternoon when you need something substantial and warm, and it appears reliably during Day of the Dead and Las Posadas, served alongside tamales and other ritual foods.

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Champurrado is a chocolate-based atole, a warm and thick Mexican beverage. It is prepared with either a masa (lime-treated corn dough), masa harina (a dried version of this dough), or corn flour (simply very finely ground dried corn, especially local varieties grown for atole); piloncillo; water or milk; chocolate; and occasionally cinnamon, aniseed, or vanilla. Ground nuts, orange zest, and egg can also be added to thicken and enrich the drink. Atole drinks are whipped up using a wooden whisk called a molinillo. The whisk is rolled between the palms of the hands, then moved back and forth in the mixture, until it is aerated and frothy; a blender may also be used. Champurrado is traditionally served with a churro in the morning as a simple breakfast or as a late afternoon snack. Champurrado is also very popular during Day of the Dead and at Las Posadas (during the Christmas season), where it is served alongside tamales. Champurrado may also be made with alcohol.

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