Trinidad’s Ponche-de-Creme (Punch with Cream) : Caribbean & World Wide Recipes

“Trinidad’s traditional Christmas drink. It’s got quite a kick if you use just the right amount of Rum.” Punch de Creme, is another of Trinidad’s traditional Christmas drinks. It’s a rum drink, basically our version of eggnog.

Trinidad’s Ponche-de-Creme (Punch with Cream)

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

6 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons grated lime zest
3 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup canned evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups rum
1 tablespoon aromatic bitters
1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, beat eggs and lime zest using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually pour in the condensed milk while continuing to mix, and then pour in the evaporated milk.

2. Stir in the rum and bitters, and sprinkle with nutmeg. Transfer to a bottle and chill for at least 1 hour before serving. Serve over crushed ice.

Note:

This recipe contains raw eggs. You may replace the 6 eggs in this recipe with 1 1/2 cups of purchased pasteurized egg product. You may also pasteurize your own eggs by heating in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir constantly so you do not cook the eggs, and heat to 160 degrees F (68 degrees C).

Comments

One Response to “Trinidad’s Ponche-de-Creme (Punch with Cream)”

lizzy on October 24th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
A fabulous christmas drink – a real taste of the islands, but this version is too sweet. Do 2 cans evap and 2 cans condensed and 2 cups rum for 6 eggs. If raw eggs make you nervous, you can simmer the eggs in the evap milk -very very gently, but really the rum should kill anything Use it VERY cold or even with ice if too rich for you. YUM! ps. fresh nutmeg makes a HUGE difference.

lizzy on October 24th, 2009 at 5:02 pm

A fabulous christmas drink – a real taste of the islands, but this version is too sweet. Do 2 cans evap and 2 cans condensed and 2 cups rum for 6 eggs. If raw eggs make you nervous, you can simmer the eggs in the evap milk -very very gently, but really the rum should kill anything Use it VERY cold or even with ice if too rich for you. YUM! ps. fresh nutmeg makes a HUGE difference.