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Coquito

A creamy, alcoholic coconut drink flavoured with cinnamon, very popular in Puerto Rico during the end-of-year festivities. It's best served chilled, in small glasses.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, heat the coconut milk with the cinnamon stick and a pinch of salt until it just simmers, without boiling.
  2. Remove from the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 10 minutes, then take out the cinnamon.
  3. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks with a little of the warm infusion to temper them, then pour everything back into the pan.
  4. Return to very low heat and stir constantly for 5 minutes until the cream coats the spoon.
  5. Off the heat, add the condensed milk, cream of coconut, vanilla and rum, then mix well.
  6. Pour into clean bottles, let cool, then keep in the fridge for at least 4 hours. Serve chilled, dusted with cinnamon.

Variations and tips

Alcohol-free version. Replace the rum with 100 ml of extra coconut milk and a teaspoon of vanilla for a drink the whole family can enjoy.

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