Coquito
This traditional Puerto Rican beverage is a creamy, coconut-flavoured cocktail reminiscent of eggnog. It is enriched with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and cream of coconut, then spiked with white rum and spiced with cinnamon and cloves. The mixture is cooked gently before blending to a smooth consistency. Perfect for festive occasions, it is served chilled, optionally over ice. The recipe yields approximately 10 servings and takes about 15 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
- 2 large egg yolks, beaten
- 1 (14 ounce) can cream of coconut
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 0.5 cup white rum
- 0.5 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
Method
- Place the evaporated milk and beaten egg yolks in the top part of a double boiler set over simmering water. Cook while stirring constantly until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon and its temperature reaches 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).
- Move the cooked mixture to a blender. Pour in the cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, white rum, water, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and ground cloves. Blend the ingredients thoroughly for about 30 seconds until they are fully combined.
- Transfer the blended coquito into a sterilised glass bottle. Place it in the refrigerator to chill. To serve, pour it into glasses, adding ice if you prefer.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories354 kcal
Fat14 g
Protein7 g
Sodium106 mg
Recipe details
CategoryDrink
Cuisinelatin american
AuthorBrandy
