The Coffee Coquito is the BEST coffee cocktail you can make during the Holidays and anytime you want a coffee drink. This may be the best Café con Ron you can make!
Don’t think about Coffee Coquito just as a cocktail. Think about it as the best coffee drink to make every morning, without the alcohol, of course.
I know coquito is really a drink to make during the holidays, but this coffee-flavored coquito deserves to be made all the time. I like it with a lot, a lot of ice, like a coconut ice coffee.
I don’t know why it is not too popular because it is truly a flavor that I feel you can have every morning. Just like the orange coquito recipe.
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Why This Recipe Works
- This is just like drinking your morning coffee, just with a hint of coconut.
- It can be a cocktail or just the best coffee drink you’ve ever had!
Recipe Ingredients
- Tea- The tea is made only of 4 spices. Fresh ginger, cloves, anise, and cinnamon sticks. The tea adds a really good flavor, and it dilutes de coquito so it won’t be too thick.
- Base- The base is made with coconut and evaporated milk. For sweetness, it has cream of coconut and condensed milk. It also has ground cinnamon and vanilla for flavor.
- Coffee- I used Bustelo’s instant coffee. This is just a preference; use your preferred brand.
Using Instant Coffee vs Ground Coffee
- Ground coffee- You can use ground coffee to make a shot of espresso to use in the coffee coquito. The problem with using ground coffee to make the coffee base is that it varies depending on how much you use. So the flavor will not always necessarily be the same.
- Instant coffee- The instant coffee, which is the one used in this recipe to make coquito, has the advantage of always getting the sme taste when using the same amount. Plus, it doesn’t require any prep; just add it with the rest of the liquids.
How to Make Coffee Coquito
- Step 1: The first step is to make the tea. In a small pan over high heat, add the water, cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger, and star anise. Let it cook for 10 minutes so the spices can infuse the water. Strain and let it cool.
- Step 2: Make the coquito base. In a blender, add the tea, coffee, coconut milk, cream of coconut, evaporated milk, condensed milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and rum. Mix for 1 minute. You can chill before serving or serve right away over ice.
Recipe Tips
- Iced coffee. Add a lot of ice to a cup, drizzle caramel or chocolate, and make the best coconut ice coffee.
- Frozen. Add ice while blending and make the best tasting frozen coffee coquito.
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Coffee Coquito
The Coffee Coquito will make coffee taste better. This is the drink all coofee drinking adults will love.
Ingredients
Spice tea ingredients
- 1 ½ cups water
- ¼ ounce fresh ginger (about 1 inch piece)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3 star anise
- 6 cloves
Coffee coquito mix
- 3 tablespoons instant coffee
- 13.5 ounces coconut milk 1 can
- 15 ounces cream of coconut 1 can
- 12 ounces evaporated milk 1 can
- 14 ounces condensed milk 1 can
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup rum optional
Instructions
- In a small pot over high heat, add all the tea ingredients. Add the water, ginger, 2 cinnamon sticks, 3 star anise, and 6 cloves. Cook for 10 minutes. Strain the tea and let it cool to room temperature. Or cool it in your fridge to get it cold faster.
- In a blender or large pitcher, add the instant coffee, 1 cup of the tea, coconut milk and cream, the evaporated milk, condensed milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and rum. Mix for 1 minute on high or until all the ingredients have come together. Serve immediately over ice or chill. Buen provecho!
Recipe Notes
- Coffee. I used instant coffee just to make sure how strong the coffee flavor the recipe will have. But you can use a regular coffee brew. Just use about ¼ of a cup of very strong coffee.
- Rum. I usually use Bacardi, but if you want a deeper coffee flavor, use a coffee-flavor liquor. A popular brand is Kahlua.
- Yield. Each drink is a little over 8 ounces, and that’s without the ounce of rum.
- Always. Leave space when filling up your coquito bottle. This is because you have to shake the drink every time before pouring.
Nutrition
Calories: 625kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 502mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 67g | Vitamin A: 239IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 279mg | Iron: 2mg
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