Blueberry Cardamom Mexican Atole

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Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins

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Overview

An unexpected blueberry-cardamom flavor adds exotic sweetness to atole, Mexico´s traditional warm masa beverage.

Ingredients

Serves:

4 cups water, divided

1/4 tablet (0.8 ounces) Mexican chocolate

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Gourmet Collection Ground Cardamom

1/2 cup masa harina (instant corn masa flour)

1 2/3 cups blueberries

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Nutritional information

(amount per servings)

Total Calories: 149

Sodium: 6mg

Fat: 1g

Carbohydrates: 33g

Cholesterol: 0mg

Protein: 2g

Fiber: 2g

Directions

Bring 3 cups of the water and chocolate to simmer in medium saucepan on medium heat, stirring to melt chocolate. Stir in sugar and cardamom.
Place masa, remaining 1 cup water and blueberries in blender; cover. Blend on high speed until smooth.
Stir into chocolate mixture in saucepan. Cook on medium-low heat 8 to 11 minutes or until thickened, whisking occasionally. Sweeten to taste with additional sugar as desired. Serve hot.

Cooking Tips

Mexican chocolate is sweet chocolate flavored with cinnamon and sometimes nutmeg, allspice and nuts. It is used to prepare Mexican hot chocolate and mole. It is packaged in tablet form and is available in Latin markets and some supermarkets under the brand names Abuelita and Ibarra. Masa harina is the flour made from dried corn kernels that have been soaked in limewater. It is used to prepare corn tortillas, tamales, pupusas and gorditas. It is available in the Latin markets or baking aisle of some supermarkets.

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