How to Make Crémas (Kremas) – Haiti’s Beloved Holiday Drink

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: milk + sugar

Coconut cream offers a dairy-free option while maintaining sweetness.

rum

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic rum extract

💰Cheaper: white rum

Rum extract provides flavor without alcohol.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Almond milk reduces calories while still providing creaminess.

evaporated milk

🥗Healthier: low-fat milk

💰Cheaper: whole milk

Low-fat milk cuts calories without losing creaminess.

Start by adding 2 cans of evaporated milk into a blender.

Add half a can of sweetened condensed milk and half a can of cream of coconut to the blender.

Add about 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of almond extract, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the mixture.

Zest one lime and add the zest to the blender.

Squeeze in 1 oz of lime juice into the mixture.

Blend all the ingredients until well combined.

Divide the mixture into three batches and add 5 oz of different rums to each batch: unaged Barbancourt, aged Barbancourt, and Haitian Claren.

Blend each batch separately to incorporate the rum.

Chill the mixture in the refrigerator or serve immediately over ice if not chilled.

Combine all three batches back together after chilling and serve.

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