Colada Morada

Name: Colada Morada
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Ecuadorian
Ingredients: 2 cups purple corn flour; 2 cups mixed berries; 1 cup pineapple, chopped; Cinnamon and cloves

Colada Morada/koh-LAH-dah moh-RAH-dah/

Also known as: Purple Corn Drink

About this dish

A thick, spiced purple corn drink with berries, traditionally served during Day of the Dead.

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Ingredients

🌽2 cups purple corn flour

🫐2 cups mixed berries

🍍1 cup pineapple, chopped

🌰Cinnamon and cloves

Method

Serves 3

Simmer purple corn flour with water, cinnamon, and cloves until thickened.

Blend mixed berries and pineapple, then strain and add to the pot.

Continue simmering until the mixture thickens into a smooth drink.

Sweeten with sugar or panela.

Serve warm, traditionally with guagua de pan bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Colada morada is a traditional Ecuadorian drink prepared for Día de los Difuntos, thickened with purple corn flour.

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