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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Mexican chocolate mixed with warmed milk then frothed with a molinillo. The molinillo [moh-lee-NEE-yoh] is the Mexican chocolate whisk or stirrer . It is made of turned wood and it is used to froth warm drinks such as hot chocolate, Atole, and Champurrado. Ingredients:
2 cups milk |
1 (3 3/4 ounce) disk mexican chocolate or 4 ounces dark unsweetened chocolate squares |
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise |
Directions:
1. Warm the milk and chocolate in a saucepan.
2. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the seeds and bean to the milk.
3. Stir with a molinillo or whisk until the chocolate is melted and the mixture begins to boil.
4. Remove from the heat and froth the chocolate with the molinillo or the whisk.
5. Serve immediately in ample sized mugs.
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