Hot Buttered Rum

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Made with your favorite rum, butter, sugar, ice cream and warm spices, this Hot Buttered Rum Recipe is perfect for fall or winter parties! This recipe makes enough for 50 drinks that you can serve at a party or freeze to enjoy individual servings all winter long!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Chill Time3

Total Time3 15

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Christmas cocktails, hot buttered rum batter, warm rum drinks

Servings: drinks

Ingredients

For the Batter

1 pound butter
1 pound brown sugar
1 pound powdered sugar
1 quart vanilla ice cream (softened)
1 tablespoon apple pie spice

For Each Drink

2 tablespoons batter
2 ounces gold rum (or spiced rum)
4 ounces boiling apple cider (NOT apple cider vinegar)
whipped cream (for serving)
ground cinnamon and cinnamon stick (for garnish)

Instructions

Make the batter:
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Blend in brown sugar and powdered sugar. Remove from heat, and whisk in the ice cream and apple pie spice.
Pour mixture into a freezer-safe plastic container, seal, and freeze until solid.
To make the drink:
In a 6 ounce glass mug, measure 2 tablespoons Hot Buttered Rum Batter and 2 ounces of rum, then fill cup with hot apple cider. Stir to combine.
Pipe with whipped cream, and garnish with a dash of ground cinnamon and insert a cinnamon stick.
NOTE: For information about the rum, recipe variations, and storage, please refer to the article.

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