Welcome spring with a cool iced coffee, like this one made with creamy coconut milk and spiked with rum.
When all else fails, spike your coffee with rum and call it a night.
So, I feel a little bit like I’m phoning it in with this “recipe” but I hope you’ll forgive me. I’ve had a week of coffee-related recipe flops: from soupy custard to spongy cookies to an egg cream that looked like mud (and didn’t taste much better).
After all of that I decided that 1) I was tired of wasting good coffee and 2) I could really use a drink of something a little stiffer.
It turns out that spiced rum + coconut coffee + coconut milk was a very, very good idea. These drinks are creamy and coconutty and remind me of the beach. I’m a little obsessed.
Rum-Spiked Coconut Coffee
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
- ¾ cups strongly brewed coconut coffee chilled (I like Green Mountain)
- 1 ½ ounces spiced rum
- 1 cup coconut milk from a carton
ice
- 4 tablespoons whipped topping
Instructions
- Fill two 12-ounce glasses with ice.
- Toast the coconut in a small pan over high heat for 3-4 minutes, or until it begins to brown. Immediately remove from heat.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the coffee and rum; shake well. Strain into the pint glasses. Pour in the coconut milk; stir. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with toasted coconut.
mmmmmm. Sounds delicious! I bet it would make a wonderful granita for a refreshing summer dessert.
I was so intent on the coffee that I forgot to say my favorite part of spring is warm temperatures and sitting on my deck watching the birds.
Bluebonnets! They’re beautiful in the spring in Texas!
I love seeing the cherry blossoms blooming!
Favorite thing about spring? Well, I’m a teacher, so… Spring Break! 🙂
I love when the sun is shining on our side deck in the Spring. Perfect place to sit in the morning having my coffee and watching the birds and seeing the new growth in my flower beds, especially nice when all our apple trees are flowering. Beautiful and enchanting.
wearing my sandals
My favorite thing about Spring is all the fresh smells! The fresh flowers blooming, grass being freshly cut. I also love seeing the sun more.
Spring flowers and sun in the evenings
lighter later and warmer temps! I love being outside!
warmer temps and wearing flip flops lol thanks for the giveaway