Coquito
A Christmas drink from Puerto Rico, coquito (literally, small coconut in Spanish) is a rich and creamy cocktail made with coconut milk, coconut cream, sweetened condensed milk and rum.
Servings 4 glasses
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut milk
- ½ cup coconut cream
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup rum (I used Bacardi)
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan, stir together the coconut milk, coconut cream, sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Heat gently, stirring, just until bubbly.
- Turn off the heat. Cool the milk and spice mixture to room temperature.
- Whisk in the rum gently.
- Transfer to a jar with a screw-type cap and chill in the fridge for several hours.
- Pour the cooled mixture into a glass. Serve the coquito chilled.
