Peanut punch is a popular Caribbean drink typically made with peanuts or peanut butter, milk, sweetener and spices, then blended until creamy and served ice-cold. In his cookbook Mad Love, from South Asia to the West Indies, Devan Rajkumar puts his own spin on the classic, using both peanuts and peanut butter, swapping in coconut milk and adding banana for extra creaminess. Maple syrup provides the sweetness, while cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and ginger add flavour. For a grown-up version, add a splash of rum.

Peanut Punch

Devan Rajkumar

A creamy, chilled Caribbean peanut punch with peanuts, coconut milk, banana, maple syrup and fragrant spices.

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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.

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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.