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Morocho or Ecuadorian spiced corn pudding drink

By Layla Pujol 25 Comments

Recipe for Ecuadorian morocho, also called morocho dulce, a thick sweet drink made with morocho cracked corn, milk, cinnamon, sugar and raisins.

Ecuadorian morocho recipe

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Morocho is a classic Ecuadorian comfort drink and is primarily sold on the streets or at markets. The consistency is similar to a pudding milkshake and you can usually eat it with a spoon. This recipe has been one of the most requested recipes that I’ve received and I am very glad to finally be posting it.

The biggest challenge I’ve had with making this drink, is that for the longest time I couldn’t find the right type of corn to make it in the US. Morocho corn is a type of dried cracked hominy corn that you can now find in Latin grocery stores. This type of corn is also used to make a delicious soup called sopa de morocho and the famous empanadas de morocho.

Morocho ecuatoriano

 
At first glance this drink almost looks like the well known arroz con leche or rice pudding dessert, and the process for preparing it is quite similar. Morocho does have that delicious milky cinnamon flavor that arroz con leche has, but the corn also lends its own flavor to the drink. You can enjoy morocho for breakfast, it also works great as an afternoon pick-me up, or can even be served as a dessert.

Morocho corn drink

Morocho is made by simmering the corn with milk and cinnamon until the corn is very tender, you can also do the quick version preparation by cooking the morocho corn with water in a pressure cooker, and then cooking it with the milk. If you have time it is much better to cook it directly in the milk, you will also need to add less sugar if you cook the corn in the milk as the milk reduces and naturally sweetens the drink.

Drinks and desserts in Ecuador tend to be very very very sweet, I was used to it when I lived there, but this last visit I realized that I prefer a little bit less sweetness. As a result I use a lot less sugar in this recipe than they put in the morocho that they sell on the street, so feel free to adjust the amount of sugar based on your preference. Raisins are included sometimes and can be added if you like them.

Morocho recipe
Morocho recipe

Morocho or Ecuadorian spiced corn pudding drink

Morocho is a thick sweet drink made with morocho corn, milk, cinnamon, sugar and raisins.
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Course: Dessert, Drinks, Sweets
Cuisine: Andean, Ecuadorian, Latin, South American
Keyword: Cracked corn, Morocho, Spiced corn drink, Sweet corn pudding
Cook Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Soaking time: 12 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 6 to 8

Ingredients

  • 14 oz of cracked morocho corn or dried cracked white hominy corn about 2 cups
  • 6 cups of water to soak
  • ~8 cups or 2 liters of milk
  • 3-4 cinnamon sticks
  • ¼ – ½ cup sugar or grated panela piloncillo brown sugar, adjust to taste
  • ½ cup raisins optional
  • Ground cinnamon for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Soak the morocho corn overnight in 6 cups of water.
  • Place the morocho corn, cinnamon sticks, and the 8 cups of milk in a pot. Cook on low temperature until the corn gets very soft and tender, about 3 hours. Stir every once in a while to keep the corn from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Stir more frequently during the last 30 minutes.
  • Add the sugar and the raisins. Cook for another 15-30 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Serve warm and sprinkle ground cinnamon on top.

There are variations of this comforting dessert in many Latin countries: mazamorra (peto) in Colombia/Venezuela, canjica in Brazil, chaca or maiz caquiado in Dominican Republic, tujuré/tojorí in Bolivia, chicheme in Costa Rica

Ecuadorian morocho corn drink

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Filed Under: Andean, Breakfast and brunch, Christmas, Cinnamon, Comfort food, Corn, Desserts, Drinks, Ecuador, Fall, Hominy, Kid friendly, Latin America, South America, Street food, Vegetarian, Winter

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Comments

  1. Shannon says

    September 12, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    Super rico……la mayoria de las personas que pregunto dicen cocinar en agua hasta se evapora y metes la lache despues. Creo que cocinando en la leche con canela le da mas sabor. Yo también añado pimiento de dulce que pienso le da mas cuerpo. Gracias!

    Reply
  2. ABananie says

    April 6, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Hola!! Que es maiz morocho/maiz blanco trillado? Donde lo podria conseguir? Gracias Vivo en Boston, Ma

    Reply
    • Layla Pujol says

      April 7, 2013 at 9:26 am

      Es un tipo de maiz seco (tipo mote) – puedes verlo en las fotos debajo de las instrucciones. Lo venden en las tiendas de productos latinos y tambien online: http://www.latinmerchant.com/productdetail.asp?ProductID=G0024

      Reply
  3. Betty says

    December 18, 2012 at 11:22 am

    Excelente! Tal como lo recuerdo! Gracias.

    Reply
  4. Flor says

    November 28, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    Hoy prepare el morocho, que delicioso me quedo.

    Reply
  5. Phillip says

    November 28, 2012 at 8:59 am

    Can I use coarse ground hominy, and just assume a sorter cook time?

    Reply
    • Laylita says

      November 28, 2012 at 9:44 am

      Hi Phillip – I haven’t tried, but the little pieces of cracked corn shouldn’t be too small, part of what makes this recipe traditional is having those little chunky bits of cooked corn.

      Reply
  6. Norma-Platanos, Mangoes and Me! says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:07 am

    Se ve delicioso y creo que lo voy a tener que hacer…Una receta muy especial.

    Reply
  7. Emi says

    November 28, 2012 at 2:08 am

    Laylita, muchas gracias por esta receta. Una pregunta el mote que conseguiste es el de goya, veo que lo venden en amazon, si uno lo consigue entero si uno mismo lo muele queda bien? y otra pregunta que marca de ollas usas, se las ve muy buenas y no he tenido suerte últimamente con las ollas.
    Muchas gracias por tu generosidad y creatividad!

    Reply
    • Laylita says

      November 28, 2012 at 9:42 am

      Hola Emi – Si, es el mismo, lo compre en una de las tiendas de productos latinos que hay en el area de Seattle, pero tambien lo tienen en Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Goya-White-Hominy-Corn-Trillado/dp/B0002DRKQW
      Aun no he intentado hacerlo con el maiz entero, pero me imagino que si lo mueles o lo trituras (tal ves en un procesador de alimentos) puede resultar bien. Las ollas mas recientes (una de las cuales esta en la foto debajo) es de la marca Bialetti y consegui el set en Costco.

      Reply
  8. Corina says

    November 27, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    I love it thanks for finally posting a recipe for morocho can’t wait to try to make it

    Reply
  9. Feng says

    November 27, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    Un buen recuerdo de Ecuador para hacer en esta epoca.

    Reply
  10. Edward says

    November 27, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    I always appreciate the photos that you use for your recipes. Your recipes are very good and well written so they are easy to follow but your photos make them even better. You have a good eye.

    Thanks

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