{"id":5393,"date":"2024-11-12T23:24:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T23:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curlsnpearlsss.com\/?p=5393"},"modified":"2025-11-27T03:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:01:15","slug":"coquito-de-fresa-vegan-strawberry-coquito-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curlsnpearlsss.com\/es\/coquito-de-fresa-vegan-strawberry-coquito-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Coquito de Fresa (Vegan Strawberry Coquito Recipe)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coquito de fresa is a creamy holiday drink made with coconut milk, coconut cream, strawberries, and rum. It is served chilled and is absolutely delicious. Along with a plate of arroz con gandules<\/a><\/strong>, pernil<\/a><\/strong> y pasteles<\/a><\/strong>, Puerto Rican coquito<\/a><\/strong> is a staple during the holidays! If you love coquito and the taste of strawberries, save this recipe. This strawberry version does not disappoint!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last year I got a little fancy and made the viral Christmas ornament cocktail (but with coquito) and they turned out FABULOUS! Check out my viral video<\/a><\/strong> to see how I made this festive holiday ornament cocktail! So many people have requested links to the items I used in the video! Here is the link to the cocktail glasses and ornaments<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year I wanted to kick things up a notch and I made the viral Christmas ornament cocktail with four different flavors of coquito! Coconut<\/a><\/strong>, pistachio<\/a><\/strong>, Nutella<\/a><\/strong>, and strawberry. Later I added\u00a0Oreo<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0y pumpkin spice<\/a><\/strong> coquito after receiving many requests on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is coquito?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Coquito<\/a><\/strong> literally translates to “Little Coconut” in Spanish. It is a traditional holiday drink that originated in Puerto Rico. It is served from Thanksgiving through Christmas and sometimes up until Three Kings Day in January. This coconut cocktail is similar to eggnog and is often referred to as “Puerto Rican Eggnog” even though it doesn’t contain eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is believed that coquito originated in the 19th century after condensed milk was introduced in Puerto Rico. It is not clear who made the first coquito but the first published coquito recipes were in the Puerto Rican cookbooks \u201cCocine a Gusto\u201d and \u201cThe Puerto Rican Cookbook,\u201d between the years 1950 and 1970. After this, coquito’s popularity took off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coquito de fresa is strawberry coquito. It has all of the traditional flavors of coconut coquito with the added brightness of sweet strawberries. It is absolutely delicious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients for making coquito de fresa:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The ingredients for coquito<\/a><\/strong> may vary by recipe but the main components are coconut milk, coconut cream, and rum. Making coquito is quite similar to making limber de coco<\/a><\/strong>, another popular Puerto Rican treat! P.S. I’m convinced I have the BEST limber de coco recipe in the world, be sure to check it out. But let’s get back to this coquito de fresa…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This strawberry version adds fresh strawberries, freeze-dried strawberries, and strawberry extract for a burst of bright strawberry flavor! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to make strawberry coquito bright pink?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This coquito<\/a><\/strong> de fresa will be light pink but if you want a more intense shade of pink, feel free to add red food coloring. If you prefer natural food coloring, try adding pink dragon fruit powder or a few chunks of frozen dragon fruit (pitaya). That will give this coquito a bright pink color without any harmful ingredients and it will not affect the flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n