Description
The Coquito (Coconut Eggnog) is a drink served during the Christmas Holidays. This Coquito recipe has several extra food preparation steps for a silky smooth texture with cinnamon, vanilla and lemon flavors.
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Ingredients
- 2 lemon rinds
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3 cups water
- 14 egg yolks
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 cans cream of coconut (each can 15 ounces), open each can and mix with a spoon before pouring into bowl.
- 3 cans coconut milk (each can 13.5 ounces), open each can and mix with a spoon before pouring into bowl.
- 4 cans (each can 12 ounces) evaporated milk
- 5 tablespoons vanilla flavoring
- 500 milliliters white rum (approximately 17 ounces)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add 3 cups of water, 2 cinnamon sticks and the rinds from 2 lemons. Cook over medium low heat until liquid in saucepan is reduced to 1 cup. Strain lemon-water mixture and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add the 14 egg yolks and 2 cups of sugar. With a hand mixer, beat the ingredients at high speed until a creamy texture is formed. Set aside.
- Pour 1 can of cream of coconut (one can at a time) into a large mixing bowl. Stir until well blended. Continue this process for the remaining 2 cans.
- Pour 1 can of coconut milk (one can at a time) into the large mixing bowl, containing the blended cream of coconut. Stir until well blended. Continue this process for the 2 other cans.
- Add the 4 cans of evaporated milk and 5 tablespoons of vanilla flavoring to the coconut-milk mixture. With a hand mixer, beat all the ingredients until well blended.
- Pour the lemon-water mixture, add egg yolk-sugar mixture and pour the white rum into the coconut-milk mixture. With a hand mixer, beat until all the ingredients are well blended until a smooth consistency is formed.
- Strain the coconut eggnog, using a fine mesh sieve into a large bowl.
- Pour coconut eggnog into glass bottles or containers of various sizes. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and immediately place in the refrigerator for at least 2 days to absorb the flavors fully.
- Serve in small drinking glasses.
Notes
Since the Coquito (Coconut Eggnog) contains egg yolks, place in refrigerator before and after serving this alcoholic beverage. The Coquito should be good for 2 weeks in the refrigerator if the rum is added. Without the rum, the Coquito will only last for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator.
- Category: Beverages
- Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Keywords: Coquito, Eggnog, Lemony Coconut Eggnog