How to Make Coquito - Rum Cocktail - Cocktails At Home

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.

Start by introducing the drink, coquito, a Puerto Rican Christmas beverage.

Gather the ingredients: cream of coconut, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and white rum.

Open the 15-ounce can of cream of coconut and add it to the blender.

Add 12 ounces of evaporated milk to the blender.

Pour in 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract.

Add 0.5 teaspoons of ground cinnamon to the mixture.

Add 0.25 teaspoons of ground nutmeg.

Pour in 6 ounces of white rum into the blender.

Blend the mixture until creamy and well combined, checking for creaminess rather than timing the blend.

Transfer the blended coquito into an airtight bottle or container.

Seal the container and place it in the refrigerator to chill for 1 to 24 hours, depending on your preference.

After chilling, check the coquito; the fat may have floated to the top and solidified.

Use a chopstick to poke through the solidified fat if necessary.

Pour the coquito into a glass, optionally straining out the fat if desired.

Serve the coquito in a glass, garnished with a sprinkle of nutmeg and a cinnamon stick.

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