Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 whole clove
• 1 pod star anise (Optional)
• 4 ¼ cups milk
• 2 tablets Mexican chocolate (such as Chocolate Ibarra®)
• ¾ cup pinole (coarse ground maize flour)
• 1 pinch crushed piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar cone), or more to taste

Direction

Step 1
Bring water, cinnamon stick, clove, and star anise to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat and allow spices to steep until water is fragrant, about 10 minutes. Strain.

Step 2
Heat milk, chocolate, and pinole in another saucepan over medium heat, whisking until chocolate is dissolved and liquid is thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add piloncillo; let rest until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes more. Pour cinnamon water into chocolate mixture and stir to combine.