Ponche (Coquito or Eggnog)
Serving: 15
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups of water
8 cinnamon sticks
1/2 tablespoon of cloves
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
6 egg yolks
3 cans (36oz) of evaporated milk
2 cans of coconut milk
2 cups of heavy cream
3 cans (42 oz) of sweetened condensed milk
3 cups of rum
1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS
TIP: If not serving right away, omit the rum and add it when you are ready to serve
Instructions # 1
Boil cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in 2 cups of water until it’s reduced to 1 cup
Strain this reduction and set aside to cool
In a 3 quarts saucepan, mix egg yolks and evaporated milk.
Cook over low heat (10 min), stirring constantly until mixture thickens and it coats the spoon
Let cool.
Add the cinnamon, clove and nutmeg and the remainder of the ingredients to the egg mixture
Blend well with a hand mixer or blender
Refrigerate for an hour
Serve and garnish with ground cinnamon
Instructions # 2
In a mixing bowl, add and blend the eggyolks until smooth
Add the condensed milk and blend well
Add the coconut milk and heavy cream and blend well
Add the the cinnamon and nugmeg and blend well
Add the rum and blend well
Transfer to a pitcher with cover and chill before serving
Enjoy!