# Chocolate Tamales

These rich and decadent chocolate tamales blend the flavors of real Mexican chocolate with traditional tamales, filled with melted and gooey chocolate chips.

- Total time: 90 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 tablet Mexican chocolate
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sticks butter
- 4 cups masa harina
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 20 corn husks

## Instructions

1. Prepare the corn husks by soaking them in water.
2. Blend the Mexican chocolate into a fine powder using a blender or food processor.
3. Cream together the butter and sugar using a stand mixer.
4. Add the masa harina, baking powder, cinnamon and salt to the butter and sugar mixture and mix until well combined.
5. Add the milk and vanilla extract, and then mix until a smooth dough forms.
6. Spread the chocolate mixture onto the corn husks.
7. Add chocolate chips to the center of each tamale.
8. Fold the corn husks to enclose the filling.
9. Steam the tamales in a pot for an hour and a half.
10. Let the tamales cool down before unwrapping and serving.

## Equipment

- blender
- food processor
- stand mixer
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@isabeleatsblog/video/7446812570947751214?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7420517331334858283
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e223e0e5-dcd1-4c60-80af-71bc230a900c
- Extracted: 2025-02-03

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