Trinidad Ponche de Crème Recipe: A Rich & Creamy Caribbean Christmas Tradition

Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago comes with its own unmistakable flavors: pastelles wrapped in banana leaves, black cake soaked in rum, sorrel flavored with spices, and a chilled glass of creamy Ponche de Crème. Often described as Trinidad and Tobago's answer to eggnog, Ponche de Crème—also commonly written as Ponche a Crème—is a rich Caribbean holiday drink made with eggs, condensed milk, evaporated milk, aromatic spices, citrus and rum. But calling it simply "Caribbean eggnog" doesn't quite...

Trinidad Ponche de Crème Recipe: A Rich & Creamy Caribbean Christmas Tradition
Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago comes with its own unmistakable flavors: pastelles wrapped in banana leaves, black cake soaked in rum, sorrel flavored with spices, and a chilled glass of creamy Ponche de Crème. Often described as Trinidad and Tobago's answer to eggnog, Ponche de Crème—also commonly written as Ponche a Crème—is a rich Caribbean holiday drink made with eggs, condensed milk, evaporated milk, aromatic spices, citrus and rum. But calling it simply "Caribbean eggnog" doesn't quite...