Cola de Mono recipe

Story By: Philipina Badu

This is a traditional Chilean Christmastime drink of milk flavoured with coffee and spices.

Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 16 servings
  • 20 whole cloves
  • 5 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 gallon of cold milk
  • ¼ cup instant coffee granules
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pisco, white rum, brandy, or other lightly-flavoured liquor

Directions

  1. Gently simmer the cloves and cinnamon sticks in water until reduced by half, about 30 minutes. Add 1 cup of milk, and heat to a simmer, then stir in and dissolve the coffee and sugar.

  2. Strain the coffee mixture into the remaining cold milk, and discard the cloves and cinnamon sticks. Stir in the vanilla extract and pisco. Store in the refrigerator.

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