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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Sift the cocoa powder and flour. | 2. Measure out 4 cups of milk. From the 4 cups of milk, slowly whisk about 1/4 cup of it, a little more if necessary, into the cocoa/flour mix until it becomes a paste. If you add milk too fast, you get clumpy cocoa. If that happens, use a hand blender to smooth it out. | 3. When all the cocoa and flour are a paste (no more dry flour,) add the remaining spices (sugar, nutmeg, cloves, peppers, and cinnamon). | 4. Heat the rest of the 4 cups of milk in a double-boiler or a saucepan over medium. | 5. Add the cocoa/flour/spices mix to the hot milk in the double-boiler. Stir constantly to keep it from burning. | 6. If you prefer a slightly thicker drink, you can add the optional cornstarch/water mixture now. Continue stirring on the heat until it's to your desired thickness. Not too long; you don't want to be forced to use a knife and fork. ;D. | 7. When the cocoa is ready (it takes about 10-15 minutes until the flavor and heat level are *just right*), strain the cocoa in a fine sieve to remove the cloves and cinnamon pieces. (Careful, it could splatter - I found out last night. *grrr*) Then add the powdered sugar and vanilla and stir. | 8. If you like, you can put whipped cream on top, add small marshmallows, or add a stick of cinnamon for stirring. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
milk	4	cups		595.36	46.6528	30.744	31.9152
cocoa powder	1/2	cup	used	98.04	24.897	8.427999999999999	5.891
flour	1	teaspoon		12.0475	2.6376	0.1959	0.0467
brown sugar	1/4	cup		209.0	53.9495	0.066	0.0
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon		2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
clove	3		crushed	17.262	4.1284	0.3761	0.8190000000000001
chili pepper	1/4	teaspoon	crushed	0.3125	0.0739	0.0156	0.0016
cinnamon	1			-	-	-	-
sugar	2	teaspoons	powdered	19.45	4.9885	0.0	0.0
vanilla	1 1/2	1/2		18.144000000000002	0.797	0.0038	0.0038
cornstarch	1	teaspoon	dissolved	10.16	2.4339	0.0069	0.0013

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.