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This hot buttered rum recipe is smooth, sweet, salty with a slight bite from the rum. The perfect treat on a cold winters day to warm you from the inside out.
We have been having a cold snap here in the Fraser Valley. It was down to around minus 4 at night. Im not complaining, because the cold weather is only possible because of the clear blue skys. A full week of sunshine is a rarety during a Fraser Valley winter so we get out our mits and our scarves and get outside.Its a little cold for runners though… Right Debbie?! She has been running 8 or 9 kms every day anyways. Shes hard core!
Although it started raining yesterday, that sunshine had me out working in the yard and playing with my puppy. Being outside in this cold weather makes mefeel like a nice hot drink when I come inside and when I think of a hot drink, I think of Hot Buttered Rum! I’m going to blame this one on Ernie and Jenn…
I have talked a little bit about our adventures in Cashe Creek with Jenn’s mom Linda and her man Ernie in our Wild Asparagus Tart post. It’s one of mine and Jessica’s favorite place to visit because of the people we are visiting, the horses grazing in the field and the opportunity for us to be outside in the country. In any season. Its much colder in Cashe Creek than the Fraser Valley, but its usually cold and sunny as opposed to cold, wet, and grey.
The first time I had Hot Buttered Rum was when Jenn, Jess, and I went out for a horseback ride and when we came in, Ernie had a hot steaming drink waiting for us. How awesome is that? A 50/50 mix of hot water and dark rum, a little butter, and a sprinkle of brown sugar, all spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and a pinch of salt. Its smooth, sweet, and salty with a slight bite from the rum.
Its definitely a little bit on the stronger side, but the sweetness and the cinnamon especially takes the edge off.
When Debbie and I made these the other day we chose to blend the drinks with an small immersion blender quickly to make the butter mixture froth up and get creamy. Its really good either way. If you blend it its creamy, if you stir only, its not. Ernie never makes it blended, but we thought we would give it a try.
Ernie also makes this sometimes in a crock pot which is great for after getting together with friends and playing outside. Snowmobiling, skiing, tobogganing… We have included Ernies crockpot recipe below too.
The crock pot version is a great idea for entertaining. Not only does it make serving this hot buttered rum to a crowd easy, the smell from the crockpot would infuse the whole room and create a beautiful atmosphere for any Christmas or New Years party. Or any winter party you might throw.
Enjoy!
This hot buttered rum recipe is smooth, sweet, salty with a slight bite from the rum. The perfect treat on a cold winters day to warm you from the inside out.
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Course: co*cktail, Drink
Cuisine: American
Keyword: hot buttered rum, hot co*cktail, winter co*cktail
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 co*cktail
Calories: 223kcal
Author: Julie & Debbie
Ingredients
FOR THE SPICED BUTTER
- 1/2 cup butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 2 tbsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp coarse salt
FOR THE co*ckTAIL
- 2 oz dark rum or spiced rum
- 2 - 4 oz very hot water
- 1 tbsp spiced butter mixture
Instructions
COMPOUND BUTTER
Add all the spices and sugar to the soft butter and mix well. Pour or spoon the butter mixture into a container of some sort. (We like a mason jar) Store it in the fridge.
FOR THE co*ckTAIL
Heat some water on the stove or in the microwave.Place 1 tbsp of the butter mixture in a mug along with the rum. Once the water is hot, pour it in with the rum and butter. Mix well.
You can drink it just like this or you can blend it up with a little handheld blender like we did. Either way is delicious!
Notes
If you dont want to go through the trouble of making the compound butter, you can just put a dollop of butter in a mug and sprinkle in a bit of each spice (go easy on the cloves) and then add the rum and the hot water.
Easy if you are just making one cup.
Here is Ernie's crockpot recipe:
Ingredients
Instructions
Place all the ingredients into a crock pot and steep on low for 2 - 6 hours. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1co*cktail | Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Sugar: 3g
