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in Recipes, Beverage, Dessert Low carb Mexican hot chocolate (champurrado)
Traditional Mexican champurrado is a thick hot chocolate flavored with cinnamon. Our low carb version is prepared with smooth almond milk and rich cream. Grab your favorite book, a cozy blanket, and cuddle up with this decadent treat.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup 240 ml water
- 1 1 cinnamon stickcinnamon sticks
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp powdered erythritol
- ¼ tsp ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup 240 ml unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ tsp ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup 240 ml heavy whipping cream
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Instructions
- In a small pot, boil the water with the cinnamon stick in it until the water is reduced by half and turns slightly pink. Remove the cinnamon stick.
- In a bowl mix the coconut flour, the cocoa, the sweetener, and the ground cinnamon.
- Add the almond milk and the vanilla extract to the boiling water.
- Incorporate the dry ingredients using a whisk or a hand mixer so that they dissolve in the liquid.
- Add the cream and let boil until it thickens.
- Serve the champurrado in your favorite mug.
Tip
Let the champurrado cook longer if you want it to be thicker and darker.
Decorate it with ground cinnamon and/or cinnamon sticks.
The coconut flour helps to thicken the mix. You can omit it if you're having trouble getting it to dissolve. You can also adjust the sweetener as needed.
I find it's gives a good mouth feel and I'm thinking of replacing the water with the tea.
I'm not sure how this might affect the carb count though... how might I work this out?
A small amount of xanthan gum or glucomannan might work well!