Quick and simple homemade kahlua recipe
Ingredients
3 cups white Sugar 400g
3 cups boiling Water 950g
3 cups brown Sugar 400g
1.5 cup Instant Coffee, Regular or Decaf 50g
3 Clean and sterilized bottles. Empty wine bottles with screw tops are perfect
1 Vanilla bean
3 cups Vodka 667g
Instructions :
Put both sugars into a heat-proof bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Stir until all the sugar is dissolved then add the instant coffee. Stir again until dissolved then cool to room temperature.
Once the sugar water has cooled, slice your vanilla pod along the side. Scrape the gooey insides out with a knife and stir it into the sugar water.
Pour the vodka into the mix and stir gently. Then, using a funnel, pour the coffee liqueur into the bottles and seal. If any of the black vanilla is stuck to the bottom of the bowl just spoon it out and into the bottles. That's a whole lot of flavor that you don't want to miss out on.
Stand your bottles of homemade Kahlua upright in a dark place and wait about two to three weeks before drinking it. This is to give the flavors, especially the vanilla, time to infuse. If you absolutely can't wait that long it's fine to drink any time after you make it.
You can serve homemade kahlua on its own over ice, or mix it into a cocktail. Kahlua is the key ingredient in making White Russians and to make your own, mix on shot vodka wit hhalf a shot homemade kahlua and pour in a glass. Top the drink with a drizzle of cream and then plop a few ice cubes on top. Cheers!
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