Cocktails with Coconut syrup
Coconut syrup is a non-alcoholic sugar syrup flavored with coconut, made with coconut extract or with coconut water and milk. Unlike cream of coconut, it has almost no fat and pours like an ordinary simple syrup.
How it's used
It brings coconut into a drink without clouding it or thickening the texture. Rum, pineapple and citrus in tiki and tropical long drinks suit it best. It usually takes the place of part of the plain syrup. A creamy, opaque body has to come from cream of coconut; this syrup adds only the flavor.
Substitutes for Coconut syrup
Simple syrup with coconut extract
The closest swap. Add a few drops of extract per 100 ml of 2:1 syrup and use it one for one.
Homemade coconut syrup
Simmer 120 ml of toasted coconut flakes with 200 g of sugar and 240 ml of water, then strain. It is less sweet, so use about a third more.
Cream of coconut (Coco López)
Thick and turns a drink creamy and opaque. Where that suits, take the same amount and add about 8 ml of 2:1 syrup per 30 ml.
Coconut milk
Adds coconut and body but no sweetness. Use 2:1 syrup in the same amount as the coconut syrup, with a splash of the milk for flavor.
