Guava Coquito Recipe

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5 from 3 votes

Guava, coconut, rum and spices combine for a delicious drink that's perfect for the holidays.

Prep Time5

Cooling time2

Total Time2 5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Puerto Rican

Servings:

Calories: 553kcal

Author: Cari

Ingredients

1 can Cream of Coconut I used Coco Lopez 15 fl oz size
1 can Evaporated Milk 12 fl oz size
1 can Full-fat coconut milk 13.5 fl oz size
1 ½ cup Guava marmelade
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
½ teaspoon Salt
½ tablespoon Vanilla extract
2 cups Puerto Rican aged rum I used Don Q
Shredded coconut and guava marmelade for garnish

Instructions

In a large blender, add all of the ingredients.
At low speed, blend for 2-3 minutes.
Transfer your guava coquito into your preferred glass container for storage.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. If you can refrigerate overnight, it’ll taste even better.
Before pouring, give the bottle a good shake.
Once ready to serve, garnish your glass with guava marmalade and shredded coconut.

Notes

Substitutions

For my vegan and dairy free friends, feel free to swap out the regular evaporated for coconut evaporated milk. This simple swap will make this a vegan coquito as well as a dairy free coquito.

Don't like aged rum or ron añejo? Opt instead of a clear rum instead.

Don't have access to Don Q rum? You can use Bacardi or Havana Club Rum. Any Puerto Rican rum will do.

Don't have access to guava marmalade ? Opt for guava paste instead. If using guava paste, add it to the blender first with the evaporated milk and blend for 3-4 minutes. Then, add in the remaining ingredients.

Variations

Make this a kid friendly coquito by simply omitting the rum.

Want a traditional coquito instead? try this recipe instead.

Want your coquito to be even sweeter? Add in ½ a can of sweetened condensed milk

Storage for this traditional coquito recipe

This guava coquito recipe will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 months in the refrigerator. Be sure to give the bottle a good shake before serving. Shaking the bottle helps with the spices that settled at the bottom of the bottle as well as with any cream of coconut that may have solidified in the refrigerator.

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