Coquito ( Puerto Rican Eggnog)
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
10 servings
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Course
Drinks
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Cuisine
Puerto Rican
Coquito ( Puerto Rican Eggnog)
Description
This Coquito recipe brings together cream of coconut, canned coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk for a luscious base. Vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg add warmth and spice. Rum is incorporated to taste, balancing sweetness and alcohol content. After blending the ingredients until smooth, whole cinnamon sticks are steeped in the mixture in the refrigerator, allowing flavor infusion.
Chilling the Coquito for at least an hour helps meld the spices into the creamy coconut mixture, deepening the flavor profile. Serving is typically neat or over ice, with a sprinkle of cinnamon on top for aroma and appearance. It can be stored in the fridge and shared during celebrations.
Ingredients
- 15 ounces cream of coconut canned
- 15 ounces coconut milk canned
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk canned
- 12 ounces evaporated milk canned
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus more to top
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup white rum or more, to taste
- 3-4 cinnamon whole sticks
Instructions
- Place the cream of coconut, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk in a blender along with the vanilla extract, ground nutmeg and ground cinnamon. Blend together for a minute until well-combined.
- Add the rum and blend well. Taste the coquito and adjust with more rum as needed.
- Pour the mixture carefully into a large enough container (it can be a pitcher or a glass bottle) and throw in the whole cinnamon sticks.
- Cover the container and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour. Doing this infuses the coquito with the flavors from the cinnamon sticks and makes it all the more delicious!
- After 1 hour you can take it out of the fridge to serve or divide into smaller bottles to gift your loved ones.
- If serving, let the coquito return to room temperature first, before pouring it out and serving it either neat or over ice with a sprinkling of cinnamon on top.
Enjoy!
Notes
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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