Atole de Fresa (Strawberry Atole)

With Fall quickly approaching I thought I’d share this amazing atole de fresa recipe. This delicious strawberry flavored atole is just what you need to warm you up during the cold mornings and nights.

If there ever was a perfect drink for winter atole is it. Atoles are hot, comforting, thick and flavorful beverages made from masa harina.

I use the masa harina from the brand Maseca. It looks like this

Amarillo means yellow. So this is the yellow masa harina but there is also a regular white one. Use which ever you prefer.

Just make sure you don’t accidentally get the Maseca that is made specifically for tamales.

There are many variations of atoles. There’s atole de vainilla and champurrado. Champurrado is atole but with chocolate!

Champurrado was my first introduction to atoles and I’ll never forget it. I immediately fell in love with it.

One of my favorite atoles is atole de avena but it isn’t made with masa harina. Instead it’s made with oats.

If you love anything strawberry then you’re going to love today’s atole recipe!

How to Make Atole de Fresa

Start with 1 1/2 lbs of strawberries

Hull the strawberries

Then chop them and put them in a bowl and add two tablespoons of brown sugar. Stir in the sugar until dissolved and let the strawberries macerate for about 45 minutes.

Transfer the macerated strawberries and their juices to a blender

Blend until pureed

Now set aside the pureed strawberries for later.

Let’s start the atole!

Add the masa harina to a pot and slowly stir in the water until there are no more lumps.

Turn heat to medium high and stir in the milk and brown sugar.

Bring mixture to a boil. Then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.

Now it’s time to strain the strawberry puree into the atole. Make sure to use a strainer to prevent the seeds from getting into the atole.

Stir in the strawberry puree then add a teaspoon of a Mexican Vanilla blend such as Molina. Stir well.

Continue to simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Now the atole is ready to be served. Be careful it’s hot!

Strawberry Atole Recipe

Atole de fresa (strawberry atole) is a delicious Mexican beverage made from masa harina. It’s just the beverage you need during the chilly fall and winter weather. It will warm and fill you up!

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