The most delicious holiday chocolate drink definitely has to be the Nutella coquito. It is very rich and creamy, the best chocolate coquito you can make.
If you like coquito and chocolate, you’ll love the Puerto Rican Nutella coquito. It’s like having one of the most popular desserts in a cup, just like the Oreo coquito recipe.
I love chocolate and coconut, so this coquito flavor is on my top 3 list. But not only is it one of my favorite flavors, but in Puerto Rico is very popular as well.
This is one of the flavors you’ll know you’ll find in a Puerto Rican Holiday party next to our best Traditional Christmas food.
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Why This Recipe Works
- You can make this as a creamy cocktail or as a virgin chocolate coquito
- You can make days ahead of the holiday, so there’s one recipe less to make on hectic cooking days.
Recipe Ingredients
- Tea- One of the secrets for a good coquito is the tea. It is made with cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and ginger.
- Coquito base- The base is made with coconut milk and coconut cream, which gives it a soft coconut flavor. Plus, evaporated milk and condensed milk, which add flavor and sweetness.
- Nutella- I used 1 cup of Nutella, but you can add more if you like a very chocolately coquito.
Variations
- Nutella- Instead of using the traditional dark hazelnut chocolate, you can use white hazelnut spread.
- Rum- You can go with the traditional Bacardi. Or you can use a chocolate liquor for a more intense chocolate flavor.
How to Make Nutella Coquito
- Step 1: First, make the coquito tea by adding all the tea ingredients to a pot over high heat. Cook for 10 minutes, strain, and let it cool.
- Step 2: You can make this in a pitcher with the aid of an immersion blender. Or just use a regular blender. Add the tea, Nutella, coconut milk, cream of coconut, evaporated milk, and condensed milk. Blend for 1 minute and serve over ice or chill for later.
Recipe Tips
- Sweetness. Use of condensed milk to reduce the sweetness in the recipe. But if you’re trying to reduce the sugar, you can leave the condensed milk out.
- Serving. When serving the Nutella coquito, you can drizzle chocolate syrup inside the cup.
- Frozen. This coquito makes a great coconut Nutella frappe if you just blend it with ice.
- Storage. Keep coquito in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- For a richer chocolate flavor, use Baileys chocolate liqueur.
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Nutella Coquito
The most chocoteley of all is this Nutella coquito. It is so rich and creamy, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Spice Tea
- 1 ½ cups water
- ¼ ounces ginger
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 6 cloves
- 3 star anise
Nutella coquito mix
- 1 cup nutella (232g)
- 13.5 ounces coconut milk (1 can)
- 15 ounces cream of coconut (1 can)
- 12 ounces evaporated milk (1 can)
- 7 ounces condensed milk (½ can)
- 1 cup rum optional
Instructions
- In a small pot over high heat, you're going to make the tea by adding the water, ginger, cinnamon sticks, star anise, and cloves. Cook for 10 minutes, strain the tea, and let it cool.
- In a blender, add 1 cup of the tea, the Nutella, coconut milk, cream of coconut, evaporated milk, and condensed milk. Mix for 1 minute on high. Or pour everything into a pitcher and mix with an immersion blender. Add the rum if desired and mix for a few more seconds. Serve over ice or chill. Buen provecho!
Recipe Notes
- Sweetness. This is a sweet recipe, but you can control how sweet by adding less condensed milk. If you want to avoid adding too much sugar, start by adding half of the condensed milk and keep adding until you reach the desired sweetness.
- Store. Keep the coquito in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- You can choose to add rum or not.
- Each serving is a little less than 8 ounces, without the ounce of rum.
- Remember to leave some space when filling up you coquito bottle. This is because the coconut fat solidifies and you have to shake the bottle to mix the drink.
Nutrition
Calories: 737kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 490mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 74g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 244mg | Iron: 4mg
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