Atole De Maizena
Creamy Atole De Maizena. A combination of milk, cornstarch and cinnamon make this Atole extra flavorful and delicious! Ready in just a few minutes.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 cups milk (1 liter) (your favorite kind)
- 4 tablespoons maizena (corn starch)
- 2 cinnamon sticks (broken up a little bit)
- 3 tbsp sugar (or more to taste)
- 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
In a cup or bowl combine ½ cup milk and 4 tablespoons maizena. Using a fork or a whisk, mix well until all the lumps have disappeared.
- 2
In a medium saucepan add the rest of the milk and the cinnamon sticks. Heat milk over medium heat.
- 3
Once the milk is warm, add the maizena mixture and mix everything together with a cooking spoon or a whisk. Add the sugar and vanilla and keep stirring to avoid the milk to sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- 4
Important! Stir often to avoid the milk to sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- 5
Increase heat to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
- 6
Serve while hot and sprinkle cinnamon or a dollop of whipped cream (optional).