Milagros Irizarry Ocasio Recipe ⇉ Tropical Coquito

Creamy, tropical coconut beverage made with spices and white rum. It is always requested at my holiday gatherings during Thanksgiving and Christmas time. Serve in glass cups and sprinkle with more cinnamon if desired. Feliz Navidad!

Ingredients

• 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 2 cups white rum
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• ½ cup water
• 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, plus more for dusting
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (14 ounce) can unsweetened coconut cream

Cooking Directions

1. Blend evaporated milk, rum, cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, coconut milk, water, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a blender at high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes; pour into a glass pitcher.
2. Refrigerate coquito until chilled, at least 20 minutes. Pour into glasses and dust with cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts

• calories454.8
• carbohydrateContent28.1 g
• cholesterolContent29.4 mg
• fatContent26.3 g
• fiberContent1.6 g
• proteinContent8.8 g
• saturatedFatContent21.2 g
• sodiumContent114.7 mg
• sugarContent24.4 g