Peanut Punch

Peanut punch varies in preparation styles, but the Caribbean refreshment is almost always made with a mix of peanuts or peanut butter, milk (or plant milk), sweetener and seasonings like nutmeg and vanilla. High in protein and best served ice-cold, it’s a staple for many, which is why brands like Grace sell it ready-made. In his book Mad Love: Big Flavors Made to Share, from South Asia to the West Indies, Canadian chef and TV personality Devan Rajkumar shares his recipe for making it from scratch: ‘Chef Dev’ adds in a banana for extra thickness and sweetens with maple syrup. If you’re feeling adventurous, try it with a splash of rum.

Peanut Punch

Devan Rajkumar's recipe for Caribbean peanut punch made with coconut milk and banana.

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Course Drinks

Cuisine Caribbean

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

• ¾ cup peanuts
• 3 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 cup coconut milk
• ¾ cup ice
• 1 banana
• 1½ tbsp maple syrup
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom
• ⅛ tsp ground ginger
• toasted peanuts chopped, for garnish

Instructions

 

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend for 2 minutes, until smooth.
• Serve in chilled glasses. Garnish with peanuts.

Excerpted from Mad Love: Big Flavors Made to Share, from South Asia to the West Indies–A Cookbook  by Devan Rajkumar. Photography by Suech and Beck. Copyright © 2023 by Devan Rajkumar. Excerpted with permission from Figure 1 Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.