4 Ways How to Make Coquito As Good As Real Puerto Rican

How to Make Coquito without Eggs

Ingredients:

• 4 oz raisins

• 1 1/2 cups dark rum

• 2 cinnamon sticks

• 1 (14 oz) can sweeten condensed milk

• 1 (15 oz) can cream of coconut

• 1 (13.5 oz) can coconut milk

• 4 oz evaporated milk

• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 4 tablespoons shredded coconut, optional

Instructions:

Below is the step-by-step how to make coquito without eggs. It's easy to follow.

Step 1. Mix raisins, dark rum, and cinnamon sticks in a large pitcher with a lid. Let sit for 1 hour.

Step 2. While waiting, blend all the other ingredients by using a blender.

Step 3. After an hour, pour the blended mixture into the pitcher and shake it to combine with rum-raisins mixture.

Step 4. Let the mixture sit again for at least 4 hours. Now, you can have your coquito.

Step 5. Save it in an airtight container and put it in the refrigerator. It can last for a month.

Step 6. Before pouring, make sure to shake vigorously to mix all the parts well.

How to Make Coquito from Scratch

Ingredients:

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 can sweeten condensed milk (14 oz)

• 1 can cream of coconut, shaken very well before opening (14 oz)

• 1 can coconut milk, shaken very well before opening (14 oz)

• 1 can evaporate milk (12 fluid ounce)

• 1 ½ cups rum (such as Bacardi®), or to taste

Instructions:

Below is the step-by-step how to make coquito from scratch. It's easy to follow.

Step 1. Put cinnamon in a large pitcher or other containers with a lid that can hold at least 8 cups.

Step 2. Pour also sweetened condensed milk, cream of coconut, coconut milk, evaporated milk, and rum into the pitcher.

Step 3. Close it and shake or stir well to mix.

Step 4. Wait for an hour. Now, you can have your coquito.

Step 5. Save it in an airtight container and put it in the refrigerator. It can last for a month.

Step 6. Before pouring, you have to shake vigorously to mix all the parts well.

How to Make Coquito Thicker

There lots of recipes to make coquito because people have their own way and taste to enjoy a cup of coquito. Some people add eggs to make it more like eggnog-ish, and some people love the original coquito, which without egg yolks. And some people like it with rum raisins.

Moreover, some people like it thinner, some like it thicker. If you more enjoy a thicken coquito and wonder how to make coquito thicker, just add more shredded coconut into your coquito. It will give you more coconut flavor and make your coquito thicker.