kahlua

Name: Kahlua
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 1/5 bottle(s) brandy (~3 cups); 4 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) boiling water; 1 - vanilla bean, sliced lengthwise; 2 ounce(s) jar of yuban instant coffee (1 cup)

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Victoria Dumon

Lodi, CA

Updated on Nov 29, 2012

Start in September for December Christmas gifts. I use to make this every year. Family and friends still request this. It is quite easy.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 10 Min

method No-Cook or Other

yield many

Ingredients

1/5 bottle brandy (~3 cups)
4 cups sugar
2 cups boiling water
1 - vanilla bean, sliced lengthwise
2 ounces jar of yuban instant coffee (1 cup)

How To Make kahlua

Step 1

Dissolve instant coffee in hot water. Turn to very low heat.

Step 2

After coffee is completely dissolved add sugar and stir until clear. Take mixture off heat.
Step 3

When pot is cool to touch, add brandy and stir to distribute.
Step 4

Pour into sterilized canning jars or decorative food safe bottles containing half, (or slices of half of the vanilla bean.)
Step 5

Seal, label and age 3 mo. (Use as appertif, over vanilla ice cream, as flavorful additions to cakes/candies, etc.
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