Flour & baking · solid

Mexican chocolate

Also called chocolate de mesa, table chocolate

Coarse, grainy discs of stone-ground cacao with sugar and cinnamon; whisked into hot chocolate and melted into mole.

VegetarianGluten-free

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodDark chocolate

    Smoother and less sweet; add sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of ground almond.

  • T3 · In a pinchCocoa powder

    Add sugar, cinnamon and a little fat; less body. (use 0.5× the amount)

  • T3 · In a pinchMilk chocolate

    Creamier and sweeter; add cinnamon.

Cook with Mexican chocolate