Trinidad's Ponche-de-Creme (Punch with Cream) Recipe
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Trinidad's Ponche-de-Creme (Punch with Cream)

By: CRYSTAL_CLARE 
"Trinidad's traditional Christmas drink. It's got quite a kick if you use just the right amount of Rum."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (8)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 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.

Footnotes

FOOTNOTE

  • 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).
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2008 by Macafouchette   view full review
This recipe is "alright", but we, IN TRINIDAD, usually use less condensed milk & 2 cups of rum...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2008 by dacaria   view full review
The recipe is okay, however, my mother (a Trini) uses (3) cans of Evaporated Milk and 1.5 cans...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2009 by lauries   view full review
So, first of all, I'm trini and i LOOOVVE ponchecreme. So for the drink it self, 5 stars....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2007 by islandmama78   view full review
i usually buy the store bought kind but, homemade is much better. my husband and i visited...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2010 by anika   view full review
great recipe but needs some adjustment,i love punch de creme coming from Trinidad it's one...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2011 by BetsyM.   view full review
Great recipe! It was huge hit at a holiday party. One suggestion. I balked at using raw...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2007 by mhillman   view full review
I absolutely love it! I used water instead of rum and it was perfect.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 7, 2008 by TJTENNESSEE   view full review
This was fun to try, but definitely not a favorite. I think the aromatic bitters threw it off...

 

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