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.