5 Recipes To Make Comforting And Delicious Mexican Atole

Every February 2, Latinos celebrate the Feast of la Candelaria, and it is customary in Mexico that the person who got ‘el niño’ in the ‘Rosca de Reyes’ has to host a tamales dinner; and what is a tamales dinner without atole? So, in order to complement the traditional dish with this sweet, hot and comforting beverage, we’ve compiled a few easy recipes to prepare it. Atole is most commonly vanilla, chocolate or strawberry flavored.

All Recipes Mexican Atole: This simple version is thickened with corn masa (traditional) and is flavored with vanilla extract and cinnamon. Check it out here!

Maseca’s Strawberry Atole: This creamy version has milk in it to make it more luscious, but it can still be made with water if preferred. Try it here.

Serious Eats Champurrado: It’s a thicker version of chocolate atole, but the differences are very mild. This delicious version of hot chocolate can also keep you warm all winter! Check it out.

Mexico in my Kitchen’s Sweet Corn Atole: We love this version because even though it includes a packaged mix of flavored corn starch, it also entails using fresh, sweet corn grains for texture and thickness, which brings back the authentic flavors. Get the recipe here!

Girl Chef’s Vanilla-Almond Atole: This version could be considered a little bit healthier just for the fact that it uses part almond meal to thicken it. The thickness looks perfect and the flavor should be as good! Try it out.