Easy
Costa Rican
Atol de Elote
Sweet Corn Drink
50
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free
Keto
Cooking Times
20 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
50 min
Total Time
Ingredients (7 items)
6.00 ears
Fresh corn
sweet corn
4.00 cups
Milk
whole
0.50 cup
Sugar
or to taste
2.00 pieces
Cinnamon sticks
1.00 tsp
Vanilla extract
0.25 tsp
Salt
0.25 tsp
Ground cinnamon
for garnish
Instructions (15 steps)
1
Cut corn kernels from cobs.
2
Process corn kernels in blender until smooth.
3
Add 2 cups milk to blender.
4
Blend until very smooth.
2 minutes
5
Strain mixture through fine-mesh sieve.
6
Pour into large pot.
7
Add remaining milk.
8
Add sugar, cinnamon sticks, and salt.
9
Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly.
10
Cook until thickened.
15 minutes
11
Remove from heat.
12
Remove cinnamon sticks.
13
Add vanilla extract.
14
Serve hot or chilled.
15
Garnish with ground cinnamon.