Mexican hot chocolate is usually made by dissolving bars of Mexican drinking chocolate in hot milk or water by using a molinillo, a wooden tool that you hand spin in your cup to dissolve the chocolate and froth the drink.
Mexican hot chocolate is sweetened with sugar and cinnamon, and sometimes flavored with some chiles and topped with marshmallows.
I really debated when I made this ice cream about adding heat from chiles. While I'm a big fan of heat in my food, I made this ice cream for a dinner get together with friends, and wasn't sure how they would react.
My husband is also suspicious whenever I add heat to dishes (although, despite being wary, he always likes the results). In the end, I snuck in a tablespoon of Frank's Red Hot Original.
After a dinner of Korean-style pulled pork tacos topped with a spicy Asian-flavored slaw, this no churn ice cream was the perfect dessert. Everyone detected a certain "something something" beyond the chocolate and the cinnamon.
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Yield: 14 servings
Mexican Hot Chocolate No Churn Ice Cream Recipe
ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 - 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon Frank's Red Hot Original, or other hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pure Mexican vanilla
instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, or with an had mixer, whip the cream until firm peaks are formed.
- Whisk together the condensed milk and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Add the hot sauce, cinnamon, and vanilla, and whisk until fully incorporated.
- Add one cup of the whipped cream to the condensed milk mixture and gently fold until fully incorporated. Gently fold in the rest of the whipped cream.
- Pour the mixture into a 8 inch by 4 inch bread pan. Cover with plastic wrap, placing it against the mixture. Freeze for at least 6 hours, until hard.
Karen's Kitchen Stories, adapted from Real: The Kitchen and Beyond
I love that you included hot sauce in the ice cream! I sneak hot peppers into all kinds of things.
ReplyDeleteMe too Ann! Thanks!
DeleteI love chiles and chocolate and *really* love that this can be prepped without churning! It sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYUM....this sounds amazing Karen.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Just the right amount of spice.
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