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Aztec Chocolate and Spanish Chocolate Drink
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This is not American-style hot chocolate. Aztec chocolate gets its strong flavor from vanilla extract and chiles; Spanish chocolate is a little more gentle with sugar and cinnamon. Both are addicting.
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under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
9 reviews
2 comments
ingredients
1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup boiling water
ground chiles to taste
directions
Aztec Chocolate: Grate the unsweetened chocolate into a bowl and cover it with a little of the boiling water. Mash the mixture into a paste. Add the rest of the water and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until frothy. Add the pepper and chilies to liven up the drink.
The chocolate will not totally dissolve and will have a grittiness to it. For a more authentic drink let the mixture cool and then beat until frothy and drink.
Spanish Chocolate: Follow the directions for the Aztec Chocolate omitting the pepper and chilies and add 3 teaspoons of sugar, plus a dash of cinnamon.
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nutrition data
160 calories, 16 grams fat, 9 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in sodium. This recipe is low in carbs.
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reviews & comments
April 10, 2018
i loved it, it was so good! :)
April 11, 2017
Great!!! 10yrs old and I love it. Great companion for Aztec Slidshow
October 31, 2016
thanks, this is perfect for my history project on aztec cooking. if anybody had any other ideas on the information i should include that would be wonderful. thanks, James
NEEDS MILK
This isn't that kind of chocolate drink. The Spanish style "drinking chocolate" isn't the dairy-based kind most Americans are used to.
would this be good for a school project
Not really sure how to answer that. Yes? I guess it would depend on what kind of project, what resources you had available to do the project, etc.
September 21, 2014
it is definintly different for someone who is not used to bitter stuff. I am making this for extra credit thing for my world studies class. I used 1 teaspoon of chili powder and that did the trick to being able to taste a little bit of heat on the back of your tongue. Not something that i would drink daily but certainly a good recipe.
February 6, 2014
It is Awesomeness in a cup I love it!!!
February 21, 2007
wonderfull
March 23, 2006
its good
October 8, 2004
This drink tastes exactly the way you think it would: spicy and rich and formidably bitter. The vanilla mellows it somewhat, but if you don't like dark chocolate you're going to hate this. Personally, I like it better than coffee. I used high-quality baking cocoa and red pepper flakes and fluffed up all the ingredients in a coffee press.
November 5, 2003
I had read about this drink before, but could never find the recipe. It is not what most Americans are used to calling "hot chocolate". This is quite a good drink with a bit of a bite. If you like dark chocolate and spicey foods, you may find this drink to be of interest. After trying this recipe, I can understand how europe came to be infatuated with chocolate.