It’s Christmas, and I am full-Christmas spirit! I planned a Latin flair Christmas party for the kids (post coming soon)! For the drinks besides fruit punch, and strawberry lemonade I served coquito for kids.
Coquito is like a Puerto Rican eggnog (minus the egg) and of course, it has rum in it. It is a creamy coconut-based drink. However, for the kids, I’ll be making it “sin” which means “without” the liquor! Coquito is a very popular drink during Christmas time in Puerto Rico. It takes me back to my isla bonita during the most festive time of the year.
To make this kid-friendly version of coquito I used the following ingredients:
- 1 packet of pure creamed coconut 7 oz. (this has no sugar)
- 1 can of evaporated milk
- 1 can of condensed milk
- 2 cans of coconut milk
- 1/2 cup of sugar*
- Sprinkle of cinnamon
- Cinnamon sticks
Mix all of the ingredients together in a blender and pour into a glass jar. *Since the creamed coconut has no sugar you can actually adjust the sweetness of your coquito. You can use 1/2 cup or less if you’d like.
Chill, shake and serve.
Will you be making your own coquito for kids?
I have a free printable for you. It’s actually a jpeg file, that you can print in whatever size you may need. I would suggest saving and uploading to a Microsoft Word doc and adjusting the size of the image for your label.
¡Buen provecho and Feliz Navidad!
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