I am sorry that the lighting in this video was so bad… we had a house full of people and we didn’t set up the lights. THIS IS AN EASY VERSION OF COQUITO 2 cans of evaporated milk 1 can of sweetened condensed milk 1 can of Cream of coconut 3 cinnamon sticks boiled in 1 cup of water and allowed to cool 1-2 cups of Rum… depending on how strong you want it.(you don’t have to put Rum at all if you want a Virgin Coquito) Boil water with the 3 cinnamon sticks and let cool Add the 2 cans of evaporated milk 1 can of condensed milk, 1 can of cream of coconut, and 1 cup of the cinnamon water to a bowl or blender. Mix well! add rum to taste and mix…. serve cold!!
It’s that time of year in which people start discovering and trying the tasty Puerto Rican Coquito drink, and with it the media tends to pick up on it’s growing popularity each year.
Today I found it mentioned in the Washingtonian: Chef Dennis Marron Debuts New Menu at Poste where it will featured in a new seasonal menu.
I also found a Coquito Recipe mentioned at AARP website in which Sharon Tyler Herbst suggests a liquor-free version of Coquito.
Take a look, and pick up some more ideas for your own recipe!
This a quick video demonstrating how to make as she calls it Puerto Rican Eggnog! Great presentation in making the recipe, and you’ll love the Christmas music in the background.
Here is the recipe she uses:
2 cans of evaporated milk
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 can of Cream of coconut
3 cinnamon sticks boiled in 1 cup of water and allowed to cool
1-2 cups of Rum… depending on how strong you want it.
For non-alcoholic version you don’t have to put Rum at all if you want a virgin Coquito!
Directions
Boil water with the 3 cinnamon sticks and let cool
Add the 2 cans of evaporated milk 1 can of condensed milk, 1 can of cream of coconut, and 1 cup of the cinnamon water to a bowl or blender.
Mix well! add rum to taste and mix…. serve cold!!
This is a very popular video as the PrincessDiana161 puts out a good number of cooking videos.>
Try it out and let us know what you think!
The first of a series of videos that takes you step by step in making Coquito. This is good since a lot of demonstrations tend to be short and fail to show details in the preparation of Coquito.
Check it out the first one and then click through the following steps for a complete demonstration of the recipe.
Below are the Coquito recipe ingredients as presented in the video:
3 can – cream of coconut
3 can – evaporated milk
2 can – sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp – ground cinnamon
1 tsp – vanilla extract
nutmeg
7 – egg yolks
1/2 cup – sugar
secret ingredient! – contains 4-sticks of cinnamon
caribbean rum with natural coconut flavor
