Howdy folks, the holidays are coming up so I figured I would share a traditional recipe that my family always made for Christmas
Coquito at it's simplest is essentially an eggnog, but subbing the eggs and bourbon with coconut and rum
Coquito ingredients
- 1 can of cream of coconut (15oz)(make sure it's cream of coconut, the same stuff that goes into a Piña Colada)
- 1 can of coconut milk (14 oz)
- 1 can of evaporated milk (12 oz)
- 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
- 1 cup of dark rum (I like Kraken black label, but you can leave it out or adjust it if you want, it's still real good)
- big pinch of cinnamon
- smaller pinch of nutmeg
Just put everything into a blender and blend until smooth.
And as a bonus, I finagled together a vegan version that's just as good (if not better since it's way more coconutty)
Vegan Coquito
- 1 can of cream of coconut (15 oz)
- 2 cans of coconut milk (14 oz)
- 1 can of condensed coconut milk (Take a can of coconut milk, put it in a saucepan, bring to boil, add 1/4 cup of the sweetener of your choice and reduce the heat. Simmer until reduced by half)
- 1 cup of dark rum (optional)
- 1/2 cup of coconut chunks (optional, but it helps make it thicker)
- big pinch of cinnamon
- smaller pinch of nutmeg
Put in blender and blend until smooth
Hope you all like it, it's real good.
(Also, picture I stole off of Google because at current, I don't have any Coquito on hand)
Protip: It tastes ok right away but develops a much better flavor when left in the fridge for a couple of days.