- This homemade Kahlúa recipe was created after trying several different recipes. I love to make this around Thanksgiving to drink or give as presents at Christmastime. The longer you wait, the better it is — try and wait 4 weeks.
PREPARATION TIME:
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 3 hrs
- Additional Time: 28 days
- Total Time: 28 days 3 hrs 10 mins
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup instant coffee crystals (such as Folgers Classic Roast)
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 2 cups lightly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 (750 milliliter) bottle 190 proof grain alcohol (such as Everclear)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and halved
Directions
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Gather all ingredients.
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Combine water and instant coffee in a medium pot; bring to a boil.
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Stir both brown sugars into coffee and reduce the heat. Simmer, stirring every 15 minutes, for 3 hours. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
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Pour coffee mixture into a clean, large glass jar. Add grain alcohol, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean. Cover with a tight-fitting lid.
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Let sit in a dark place, shaking occasionally, for 4 weeks. Divide into bottles, leaving a piece of vanilla bean in each.
- Recipe Tip
- The longer it cooks on a low simmer, the thicker it gets like real Kahlúa.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 187 | Calories |
| 30g | Carbs |
| 0g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 30 | |
| Calories 187 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Sodium 10mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 30g | 11% |
| Total Sugars 29g | |
| Protein 0g | 0% |
| Calcium 27mg | 2% |
| Iron 0mg | 2% |
| Potassium 88mg | 2% |
