Atole (Cornmeal Drink — Mexico)

1/2 cup Masa Harina®
5 cups milk
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon or 1 stick cinnamon, finely slivered
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Put the Masa Harina® in a bowl and whisk in the milk, little by little. Pour the milk mixture into a pot and add the brown sugar and cinnamon. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, to keep it from becoming lumpy. Stir in the vanilla extract.

Serve in mugs.

Pineapple Atole
Follow the basic recipe, but omit the cinnamon. After the mixture has thickened and has been removed from the heat, add 1 small can crushed pineapple, undrained.

Strawberry Atole
Follow the basic recipe, but omit the cinnamon. After the mixture has thickened and has been removed from the heat, add 2 cups fresh strawberries that have been hulled, washed and crushed.