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Coquito ( Puerto Rican Eggnog)
Coquito is a creamy Puerto Rican eggnog-like drink made with a mix of coconut milk products, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, rum, and warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. It blends smoothly to a rich, sweet beverage infused with cinnamon sticks during chilling, offering a festive and aromatic flavor perfect for holiday gatherings or gifting.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
10
servings
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Puerto Rican
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.
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