COQUITO - a decadent coconut Christmas drink!

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: regular milk + sugar

Coconut cream maintains richness while reducing sugar.

white rum

🥗Healthier: coconut water

💰Cheaper: light rum

Coconut water provides a non-alcoholic option.

Add 4 cinnamon sticks, 25 whole cloves, and 1 star anise to a pot.

Pour in 1 cup of water and bring to a boil.

Reduce the mixture by half to create a concentrated spice tea, checking the water level with a chopstick.

Strain the spices from the tea using a fine mesh strainer and cool it in the freezer.

In a blender, combine 8 oz of coconut milk, 4 oz of evaporated milk, and 4 oz of sweetened condensed milk.

Add 2 oz of cream of coconut, 1/4 oz of vanilla extract, and 2 oz of the cooled spice tea to the blender.

Add a pinch of salt and 4 oz of Puerto Rican rum to the blender.

Blend the mixture until smooth and well combined.

Taste the mixture and adjust sweetness or rum as desired.

Pour the mixture into a bottle or serving container, optionally adding a cinnamon stick for garnish.

Chill in the refrigerator before serving, preferably overnight.

Serve with a sprinkle of grated nutmeg on top.

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