If there’s one thing Jamaican people do well, it’s make punch, and this one is sweet, creamy, addictive and easy. It takes me down memory lane – I remember begging my nana to let me have some and always being told no, because of the alcohol. Eventually, though, I got to an age when I was allowed a tiny glass with Sunday dinner. It’s like a Jamaican adult milkshake, but better.
Guinness punch
Serves 6-8 (double or triple the amounts for a larger crowd)
550ml Guinness
1 x 400g can condensed milk
400ml vanilla-flavoured Nurishment (from the world food aisle of big supermarkets)
1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla extract
100ml white rum (optional, but recommended)
In a large bowl, mix the Guinness, condensed milk, Nurishment, nutmeg and vanilla until well combined – I like my punch quite sweet, so start with half the amount of condensed milk listed and add more to suit your own tastebuds.
Stir in the white rum, if you like – I’m Jamaican, so am always in the mood for a likkle rum – then cover and chill for at least 30 minutes. Once chilled, give it a quick stir to reincorporate anything that’s settled to the bottom, fill glasses with ice and ladle the punch over the top.
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This is an edited extract from Flayvaful: Spice up your Kitchen, by Nathaniel Smith, published by Murdoch Books at £22. To order a copy for £19.36, go to guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply
