Atole - A Delicious Mexican Beverage
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Atole as corn gruel may sound strange - but it is wonderfully delicious when prepared right.
Atole is easy to make and delicious to drink. Some call atole a corn gruel, but by adding sweetener and cinnamon it can be a most delicious beverage. Try it - you'll probably like it! Lots of Mexicans do!
Some people are confused by the requirement for corn flour, or masa. This is NOT corn starch. It is NOT corn meal. Masa is a corn flour used in Mexican cooking to make atole, tamales, and other delicious treats.
Photo credit: The lovely photo of atole cooking on the stove (above) was shared via Creative Commons by TheMightyQuill on Wikipedia.
Masa
...corn flour.
Maseca Corn Masa for Tamales, 4.4 pounds
Amazon Price: $5.00 (as of 05/28/2012)
This is a gluten-free corn flour, the perfect quality for your tamales or atole.
Say it right:
ah-TOL-lay
How to make Atole corn gruel
...something like oatmeal for breakfast...
Ingredients
- 3 cups water to boil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup blue corn meal finely ground or masa toasted to light brown
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup cold water
Instructions
Boil the water with the salt. In a bowl add cold water to the masa until it is moistened (up to 1/2 cup). Add the hot water with salt and stir until smooth. Cook over a medium heat for about ten minutes. You can serve this for breakfast with a bit of milk or vegan milk substitute. Or . . . you could serve it as a side dish with your dinner.
Blue corn meal
...finely ground
Recipe for Atole as a delicious warm beverage
...a family favorite for many generations!
Ingredients
- 1 cup masa
- 10 cups water
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 10 tablespoons piloncillo
Instructions
Note: The piloncillo is a brown sugar cone used in Mexican cooking. It can be replaced by brown sugar.
Place the masa, cinnamon, and piloncillo in a blender with enough of the water to fill the blender close to the top. When blended, transfer this mixture to a large cooking pot or dutch oven and stir in the rest of the water as it comes to a boil. When it reaches a good boil, turn the heat to low and stir constantly for about five minutes. Remove it from the heat, stir in the vanilla, and serve.
Piloncillo
...you can buy these sugar cones by the bag!
Melissa's Piloncillo Brown Sugar Cone, 6-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12)
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 05/28/2012)
Atole with Pineapple
...this cook adds a can of pineapple to her atole!
Cinnamon sticks
...popular with Mexican cooks.
McCormick Gourmet Collection Cinnamon Sticks - 8 Oz
Amazon Price: $6.69 (as of 05/28/2012)
Kitchen equipment to use
...while making your atole.
Pyrex Prepware 2-Cup Measuring Cup, Clear with Red Measurements
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 05/28/2012)
My favorite pyrex-ware measuring cup - two cups... I have one of these and use it frequently.
Atole with Chocolate
...they call this Champurrado...
There are many variations of atole. Atole with chocolate is popular, and perfect with breakfast, or late at night before bedtime.
Mexican chocolate
...this is a fantastic brand of Mexican chocolate!
Ibarra Mexican Chocolate, 19 oz
Amazon Price: $2.25 (as of 05/28/2012)
Your comments?
...ever had atole?
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peppypatricia
Jan 8, 2012 @ 2:42 am | delete
- Never heard of atole before. Think I may try it.
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Frischy
Jan 7, 2012 @ 2:11 pm | delete
- I have never had this before, but it sounds interesting. I have seen Masa in the tiendas around my neighborhood.
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karmicchristian
Jan 7, 2012 @ 6:01 am | delete
- Nope. Never tried one before. Looks and sounds good though!
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ProductLensesForSale
Dec 11, 2011 @ 11:49 am | delete
- great lens Linda - great to see you back in the flow
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LiteraryMind
Dec 8, 2011 @ 8:48 pm | delete
- I'd go with the chocolate, but they all look good. Thaks
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Hedremp
Nov 30, 2011 @ 11:14 am | delete
- I think the texture might be a problem for me - but I love cinnamon so it might be something to try!
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gottaloveit
Nov 30, 2011 @ 11:14 am | delete
- Looks very interesting. I know of atole but have never tried it.
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poutine
Nov 30, 2011 @ 11:06 am | delete
- never had this beverage.
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malport66
Nov 30, 2011 @ 8:47 am | delete
- This is such a nice lens! Makes me want to have a cup of hot chocolate right now. Come visit and have a great day!
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cffutah
Nov 30, 2011 @ 8:40 am | delete
- happy to be the first on to squidlike your new lens! Nice work, enjoyed visiting your lens this morning.
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