Bacardi Gold Cookies and Cream Coquito
A creamy Cookies and Cream Coquito made with Oreo crumbs, coconut milk, and Bacardi Rum. Fun, nostalgic, and perfect for festive Puerto Rican Christmas celebrations
Servings: 8
Calories: 407kcal
Equipment
- 1 blender
Ingredients
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk
- 1 can condensed milk
- 12 Oreos use more if needed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup Bacardi Gold Rum white rum would also work
Instructions
- Crush the Oreos in the blender or food processor, set some aside for decorating the glass rims.
- In the same food processor, add the coconut milk, condensed milk, vanilla, and Bacardi Gold. Blend until fully incorporated.
- Pour into bottles or a pitcher and chill for at least 3 hours.
- Wet the rim of each glass with condensed milk or water, then dip it into the crushed cookies. Add ice and fill with coquito. Always shake well before serving, since the cookies naturally settle at the bottom.
Notes
Top Tip
Note: Crush the Oreos in a food processor or blender. I am adding ingredients one at a time to demonstrate the process better. But once the Oreos are crushed, you can add the remaining ingredients all at once.
Expert Tips
- Rum: People love to argue about whether coquito tastes better with white or gold rum. Honestly, just use what you enjoy. White rum keeps things light, while gold rum has a deeper flavor thanks to its time aging in whiskey barrels, which adds those warmer notes.
- Sweetness: Taste as you go. Coquito is naturally sweetened with condensed milk or coconut cream, and adding cookies can bump that sweetness even higher.
- Not Shelf-Stable: Homemade coquito is not shelf-stable, even though all its ingredients are. Once these canned milks are opened, they lose their shelf life and must be refrigerated.
- How much rum? A cup of rum is a solid starting point for most batches. You can always add more once it’s mixed and chilled.
Nutrition
Serving: 4oz | Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 332mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 4mg
