Coquito! Eggnog With a Puerto Rican Accent Makes Big Splash

I was watching the Christmas episode of "Daisy Cooks" the other day. But what made this special extra special was that my husband watched it with me. He's not into cooking shows. Unless it's "Iron Chef."

He got sucked in by Daisy Martinez's adorable screen persona and her vibrantly seasoned recipes. One holiday tradition that was especially intriguing was coquito, a creamy cocktail spiked with rum.

There was just a coquito contest in Brooklyn last weekend, chef Daisy acting as judge and jury. The verdict: So delicious!

I did a bit of research and found out the recipe she used on the show wasn't considered by some as a true coquito because it contained eggs or Egg Beaters. I decided to make it sans eggs and didn't miss them. It reminded me a little Milk Punch, sweet and thick and just a bit boozy. This is sure to become a new holiday tradition in our home.

Coquito

Ingredients

1 can evaporated milk

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 can Cream of Coconut

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups rum

Fresh grated nutmeg, optional

Instructions

Mix ingredients in a blender and chill. Serve topped with freshly grated nutmeg.

Serves 6.

-- Leslie Kelly

Comments

[kelp on December 24, 2009 at 02:29 AM]

Hello
Hey I have never tasted coquito before.I would like to taste this it.Thank you for this recipe.After reading this post it seems yummy for me.Milk and Cream of Coconut are my favorite.

[Don Meaker on December 24, 2009 at 06:12 PM]

Eggnog is pretty good, so long as you add enough rum to get rid of that awful eggy taste.

[gala2 on December 27, 2009 at 01:20 AM]

Actually, if you added some eggs and skipped the rum-- then baked it ---that's the exact same recipe for flan