Coquito de Fresa (Strawberry Coquito)

5 from 4 votes

This Coquito de Fresa (Strawberry Coquito) is rich, creamy and yummilicious! A variation on the classic traditional coquito recipe. Add fresh or frozen strawberries and enjoy this delicious frothy concoction throughout the whole holiday season!

Prep Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Puerto Rican

Servings:

Calories: 770kcal

Author: Catherine Arena

Ingredients

1 15 oz cream of coconut
1 13.5 oz coconut milk
1 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1 12 oz evaporated milk
2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries
1 teaspoon strawberry extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
red food coloring or gel optional
2 cups rum optional I use Bacardi rum

Instructions

Rinse strawberries under cool water and cut stems off.
Cut strawberries in half.
In a saucepan over medium low heat with a ¼ cup of water, simmer strawberries for a few minutes or until strawberries soften.
Add the cooked strawberries to a blender and puree.
Strain pureed strawberries through a wire strainer reserving strained liquid.
Discard all the pulp.
Note: You can choose to not strain strawberries to remove pulp but removing pulp will preserve strawberry coquito even longer in the refrigerator.
Mix the coconut milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk, coconut cream, strawberry extract and cinnamon in a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Add contents to a big bowl.
Add the strawberry puree to the bowl and whisk together.
Add food coloring a few drops at a time and whisk mix.
Continue adding food coloring until desired color forms.
Add rum to the bowl if using. Whisk mix together.
Note: If you taste the coquito at this moment, it will taste very strong of alcohol, however this strong flavor will incredibly dissipate as the coquito sits in the refrigerator so do not be alarmed, it will not taste so strong.
You can also use less rum if desired.
Pour the mix to a bottle or mason jars and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours to allow coquito to get cold.
*Strawberry Coquito is best when left in refrigerator overnight.
*Coquito will thicken as it cools in the refrigerator, this is normal.

Notes

Coquito will thicken as it cools in the refrigerator, this is normal.

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