You might wonder why a chili recipe is showing up on a chocolate blog — but this recipe for Mole Chili includes chocolate, and trust me, it’s worth the try!
One of my favorite things to make in my Crock-pot is chili. And, after the recent events on the NBC series “This is Us”, crock-pots have been getting a bad rap. I wondered what I could do to show this wonderful slow cooker some love and yet also involve something sweet.
I have to admit, this recipe was not my idea. My friend Megan just returned from a vacation to Grenada with her husband and brought me back some wonderful baking chocolate from Jouvay Chocolates. She remembered my love of chili and suggested giving Mole Chili a try.
Moles (pronounced mol-ayes) come in various flavors and ingredients. They almost always containing chilis and chocolate in some form. According to an article entitled “1001 ways to savor mole”, the classic moles of Central Mexico and Oaxaca include two or more of the following types of chili pepper: ancho, pasilla, mulato and chipotle.
Moles can include cumin, cloves, cinnamon, chocolate, and even dried fruits. Mole recipes are tied to celebrations in Mexico. Many regions in Mexico actually host Mole Festivals to tout the many ways mole can be used in recipes.
Some complex moles recipes can contain more than 50 ingredients, with 10 different varieties of chiles alone. This chili recipe is much simpler. You can do the prep and pour into your slow cooker in the morning before beginning your day. By mid afternoon, your house will smell amazing and your chili will be ready to serve.
What I really like about the end result is that the leftovers taste even a little better than the first helpings!
Mole Chili
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Hello. Could you share approx servings for this recipe.
Sorry it is my pet-peeve when i do not find this info. Such an important item for many cooks.
Thanks.
Hello Leslie. This serves 4-6 as made. Hope this helps!
Kim
What happened to the breakfast energy smoothie I clicked on for the recipe. It bought me to this chili instead.
I’m not sure what recipe you were trying to find. I searched all the smoothie recipes on this site and could not find one with a broken link. Was the energy smoothie on this site?
Sweet secret revealed: chili and chocolate : Heaven ! Thank you !