Atole

 

Atole

Ingredients: 

1 cup ground blue corn meal

1 cup purified water, plus ¼ cup

1 cup milk of your choice (I used oat milk)

1 cinnamon stick

2 whole cloves

2 tablespoons coconut sugar (you can use any sugar of your choice here; traditionally piloncillo is used)

Directions: 

Add blue corn meal to a medium to large bowl and whisk in the ¼ cup water.  Continue whisking until all the lumps are out, set aside.  In a medium sized soup pan bring 1 cup water and 1 cup milk up to a low boil.  Once boiling add the cinnamon, cloves and sugar.  Let the spices cook for about 5 minutes.  Remove the spices and gradually whisk in the blue corn paste.  It will thicken very quickly, so stir continuously.  Cook for 10 minutes.  The mixture will be the consistency of oatmeal.  If you would like it thinner (I like to drink it from a cup) add more boiling water until you reach the consistency you’d like.  You may also add more sugar, milk, or some extra ground cinnamon.  Enjoy!