Pozol de Cacao (Chiapas Cold Maize and Cocoa Drink)

Name: Pozol de Cacao (Chiapas Cold Maize and Cocoa Drink)
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 100g masa harina; 600ml water , for cooking the masa; 30g unsweetened cocoa powder; 60g soft light brown sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.25 tsp salt; 600ml cold water , for blending; 12 ice cubes

A cold, frothy maize and cocoa drink from Chiapas and Tabasco, lightly sweet and wonderfully refreshing on a hot day.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.96 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 glasses

Ingredients

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100 gmasa harina
600 ml nobuyfor cooking the masa
30 gunsweetened cocoa powder
60 gsoft light brown sugar
1 tspground cinnamon
¼ tspsalt
600 ml nobuyfor blending
12ice cubes

Method

1
Whisk the masa harina into the 600 ml of water in a saucepan until there are no lumps.
2
Place over a medium heat and stir constantly for 8 to 10 minutes, until it thickens to the texture of thin porridge and smells sweetly of corn tortillas.
10 min
3
Take off the heat and whisk in the cocoa, sugar, cinnamon and salt until completely smooth. Leave to cool for 15 minutes.
15 min
4
Pour the cooled mixture into a blender with the cold water and half the ice. Blend for 1 minute until frothy. Do it in two batches if your blender is small.
5
Pour over the remaining ice in tall glasses. It settles as it stands, so stir before each sip. Keeps in the fridge for a day.

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