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Crema de Vie

Crema de vie is the Cuban equivalent of American eggnog and it is absolutely delicious.
Prep Time6 minutes
Cook Time4 minutes
Cooling time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 10 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: cuban
Servings: 8
Calories: 258kcal
Author: Cari

Equipment

  • 1 blender

Ingredients

  • 4 Pasteurized egg yolks
  • 1 can Sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 can Evaporated milk
  • 1 cup Granulated white sugar
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Aged Rum
  • Cinnamon sugar garnish

Instructions

  • Start by making the cinnamon simple syrup. Place the sugar, water and cinnamon stick in a medium sauce pan over medium high heat. Stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves. Once the sugar dissolves remove from the heat and set aside.
  • While the cinnamon syrup is cooking. Place your condensed milk and egg yolks into the blender and blend at high speed for 2 minutes.
  • Slowly add in the evaporated milk, salt and vanilla extract to the blender while the blender continues at high speed. Blend for about 1 minute until everything is well combined.
  • Begin to slowly temper into the blender the cinnamon simple syrup about ¼ cup at a time. Pour all of it it in very slowly while the blender continues to spin. At this time lower the speed of the blender by half.
  • Lastly, add in your rum to the blender. Allow to blend for about another minute to make sure it's well combined.
  • Then strain the Cuban eggnog using a large mesh strainer to get out any little clumps that didn’t break down.
  • Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. If you can refrigerate overnight, it’ll taste even better.
  • Once ready to serve, garnish your glass with a cinnamon sugar rim. Pour in your crema de vie and top with a little additional cinnamon or nutmeg as a garnish

Notes

For my vegan and dairy free friends, feel free to swap out the regular evaporated and condensed milks for coconut evaporated milk. This simple swap will give you a dairy free crema de vie
Don't like aged rum or ron añejo? Opt instead of a clear rum instead.
Make this a kid friendly crema de vie by simply omitting the rum.

Storage

Store this in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up-to 1 week,

Nutrition

Serving: 6oz | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 237IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 0.4mg