Caspiroleta (Colombian Hot Chocolate Punch)
Caspiroleta is a hot Colombian drink of milk, chocolate, egg and bread, boiled and whisked until frothy. The egg cooks in the boiling milk, and the bread dissolves into it, which makes the drink dense enough to be a light meal. It is what Colombians make for someone who needs building up. Serves four.
Servings: 4
Calories: 376kcal
Ingredients
- 1 liter milk about 4¼ cups
- 3 tablets chocolate de mesa Colombian drinking chocolate; Mexican tablet chocolate is the closest substitute
- 200 g bread, torn into small pieces about 7 oz; slightly stale works better than fresh
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1 egg it cooks in the boiling milk; whisk as it heats so it does not scramble
- 60 g sugar, or to taste about ¼ cup; less if the chocolate is already sweetened
- Ground cinnamon, to garnish
Instructions
- In a tall pot, put the milk, the chocolate tablets, the egg, the sugar, the cinnamon sticks and the bread torn into small pieces. Whisk straight away with a molinillo, the wooden whisk spun between the palms, or with a regular whisk.
- Bring it to a boil, take it off the heat and whisk again, vigorously. The whisking is what makes the froth and what keeps the egg from scrambling.
- Return it to the heat, let it boil again, and whisk once more with force. It is ready.
- Serve immediately, dusted with ground cinnamon. It is at its best hot and frothy: the foam collapses as it stands.
Notes
If you have no molinillo, a regular whisk or a hand blender works. Whisk from the moment everything goes into the pot, not just at the end: that is what keeps the egg smooth and builds the froth.
Nutrition
Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 383mg | Potassium: 459mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 477IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 398mg | Iron: 2mg