Thick and creamy vegan coquito recipe! A vegan version of spiked Puerto Rican coconut eggnog with some added orange spice. An amazing holiday cocktail!
Recipe by Trish Bozeman on December 14, 2020
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT20M
Total time: PT120M
Rating
4.8 stars (5 reviews)
Keywords
christmas, holiday, vegan, vegetarian
Ingredients
2 13.6 oz cans full fat coconut milk
1 11.25 oz can sweetened condensed coconut milk
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
10 whole cloves
1/8 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
1 tsp fresh orange zest
16-24 ounces Spiced or aged dark rum (go for the good stuff)
freshly ground nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, and orange slices for serving (optional)
Categories
cocktail
Cuisine
Puerto Rican
Steps
Combine the first 6 ingredients, through orange zest, in a medium sauce pan. Bring to a gentle simmer, do not boil. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning. Remove from heat and let cool for 20 minutes, stirring often to stir in coconut fat.
When cool enough to handle, strain through a fine mesh strainer. Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
At this point you can either add your desired amount of rum to a cocktail glass with ice and top with the coquito mix, or add your desired amount of rum to the whole batch of coquito mix. Keep refrigerated for up to 10 days.
To serve, grate a bit of fresh nutmeg onto the top of your cocktail and garnish with cinnamon sticks and orange slices. Enjoy!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 cup
Calories: 495 kcal
Carbohydrates: 34 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 23 g
Saturated Fat: 17 g
Cholesterol: 1 mg
Sodium: 87 mg
Sugar: 28 g
Reviews
Tavo on 2021-12-20 (5 stars): I came in love with this coquito recipe with the first sip! I am making it again for Christmas! Thank you for sharing such a great recipe! Happy holidays!
Jen on 2017-12-30 (5 stars): I may struggle with following recipes exactly (zested a whole orange and squeezed some juice in, prob added more cinnamon and nutmeg then needed and a drop of vanilla bean paste) but my house smells amazing. I’m supposed to bring this somewhere tomorrow but it may not make it. It’s just that good. I also might thicken it up a drop with a chia egg and some extra coconut milk.
