As a kid, I always saw my Abuela Maria working tirelessly at the kitchen, like all puertorrican abuelas. Every single time was like magic. She mixed ingredients without measuring and every single time the final result was a fantastic meal for our family. Believe me when I say that she really enjoyed feeding us.

Every year as Christmas time arrived, I loved watching her make her delicious coquito. As I grew older, I started helping her around the kitchen. One day I asked her to teach me how to make it, but she didn’t have any recipe. She made it every year, and surprisingly tasted the same every time even though she didn’t follow any measuring or recipe. I guess it is an abuela thing! After observing her over and over I learned her method and the ingredients that she used even though the measurements were a little rough.

After moving from Puerto Rico to Miami, and obviously missing her delicious coquito I decided to work hard at figuring out the correct quantity for each ingredient. It took me a couple of tries but I got there, I even added my own touch!

I hope you enjoy Coquito Abuela Maria the same as I enjoyed my grandmother coquito each time she made it for her family!

As a kid, I always saw my Abuela Maria working tirelessly at the kitchen, like all puertorrican abuelas. Every single time was like magic. She mixed ingredients without measuring and every single time the final result was a fantastic meal for our family. Believe me when I say that she really enjoyed feeding us.

Every year as Christmas time arrived, I loved watching her make her delicious coquito. As I grew older, I started helping her around the kitchen. One day I asked her to teach me how to make it, but she didn’t have any recipe. She made it every year, and surprisingly tasted the same every time even though she didn’t follow any measuring or recipe. I guess it is an abuela thing! After observing her over and over I learned her method and the ingredients that she used even though the measurements were a little rough.

After moving from Puerto Rico to Miami, and obviously missing her delicious coquito I decided to work hard at figuring out the correct quantity for each ingredient. It took me a couple of tries but I got there, I even added my own touch!

I hope you enjoy Coquito Abuela Maria the same as I enjoyed my grandmother coquito each time she made it for her family!