Coquito
HB-9371 · Hand-built original · Puerto Rican
A chilled coconut drink of cream of coconut, condensed milk, coconut milk and evaporated milk, flavored with a steeped tea of allspice, cloves, star anise and cinnamon sticks and finished with white and spiced rum.
Puerto RicanDrink30 minServes 8346 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal
Main ingredient: allspice berries
Servings:8quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 8 allspice berries
- 6 whole cloves
- 5 Star anise
- 3 large cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 15 ounces (1 can) cream of coconut
- 14 ounces (1 can) sweetened condensed milk
- 13.5 ounces (1 can) coconut milk ((full-fat is best))
- 1 cup evaporated milk ((this is about half the can!))
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup white rum
- 1/4 cup spiced rum or dark rum
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Method
- Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the allspice berries, cloves, star anise, cinnamon sticks and the first ground cinnamon, and steep the spiced tea for 8 to 10 minutes, then strain it and let it cool.
- Blend the cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, coconut milk, evaporated milk and vanilla in a blender until smooth and fully combined, working in batches if the blender is small.
- Pour the milk mixture into a large bowl, whisk in 1/3 cup of the cooled tea, and then whisk in the white rum, spiced rum, the second ground cinnamon and the nutmeg.
- Pour the coquito into 2 (750ml) bottles, cover them and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Shake each bottle well and serve the coquito ice cold in small glasses straight from the refrigerator.
Prep: 30 min · Total: 30 min
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
346 kcalCalories
5.4 gProtein
12.5 gCarbs
32.4 gFat
30.4 gSaturates
3.3 gFibre
5 gSugars
43 mgSodium
9 mgCholesterol
433 mgPotassium
112 mgCalcium
2.2 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data