Recipe: Coquito (Puerto Rican Liqueur)

COQUITO
This is the original old version of the recipe

2 to 3 cinnamon sticks
2 cups water
12 oz. evaporated milk
14 oz. condensed milk
4 egg yolks
15 oz. cream of coconut
4 cups white rum (Bacardi, Don Q. etc) (Adjust to taste)*

Start by boiling the cinnamon sticks in the 2 cups of water.

When the water turns yellow and has the smell and you can taste the cinnamon, take the sticks out.

Now add the evaporated milk, condensed milk and egg yolks and cook at a very low temperature. Make sure to stir while it is cooking to avoid it sticking to your pan.

After it has boiled for a few minutes, stir in the cream of coconut and then the rum. Stir it very well and take off the stove.

Let it cool, chill and enjoy it.

Tips
*Baptized coquito is coquito with rum. Un-baptized, (you guessed it) has no rum. If you "can't" drink rum, add rum flavoring.