coconut eggnog
Coconut Eggnog (Coquito — Puerto Rico) 3 cups packaged unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut 1 cup hot water 1 cup sweetened condensed milk 1 cup Puerto Rican white rum 2 large eg...
Ingredients
- 3cuppackaged unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut
- 1cuphot water
- 1cupsweetened condensed milk
- 1cuppuerto rican white rum
- 2large egg yolks
Directions
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Coconut Eggnog (Coquito — Puerto Rico) 3 cups packaged unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut 1 cup hot water 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2
Strain the liquid into a blender
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Put the coconut pulp in a cheesecloth and squeeze it to extract as much coconut milk as possible, then add the extracted milk to the coconut
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Discard the coconut pulp
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Add condensed milk, rum and egg yolks to the coconut milk in the blender, and process until the Coquito is well blended
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Transfer the beverage to the pitcher, cover, and refrigerate it for at least 2 hours
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Remove the Coquito from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving
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When ready, stir it thoroughly and pour the Coquito into short glasses and add a dusting of cinnamon or nutmeg