Homemade Kahlua

    Now that I am baking up Christmas Fruitcakes this week, I decided to make up a double batch of Kahlua since I had all the ingredients.

   I used to make this and gift the bottles around the holidays, it's good in coffee, or over ice cream or even a splash over pound cake.  I also like to make a drink with it once in awhile with a shot of the kahlua in half and half or any milk you prefer over ice.

  I make a double batch otherwise for the effort you don't get much. Almost 40 years ago now we had a friend that drank beer in those glass bottles with the re useable cork on top-so we asked him to save us the bottles. So the few that I have left now I re use for us.

I ended up with some foam in the bottles so waiting for that to settle before I cork the bottles-will label with the date and take down to the canning jar pantry in the basement and let it age at least a month-this gets better with a couple years of aging  One could skim this foam off but I want to get as much in the bottles as I can. Below is a double batch-7 bottles

The recipe was given to us from my husband's cousin

Kahlua-homemade from cousin Janice

5 cups sugar

3 cups water

10 tablespoons good quality instant coffee

4 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/5 bottle of vodka-or 2 2/3 cups

In a tall heavy pan-combine the water, sugar, coffee. Stir til dissolved and comes to a boil-do NOT walk away from this pan because as it gets toward the simmer and boil it will rise with the foam and overflow everywhere.-Not Good 😀

   Let cool down to lukewarm or cooler-I fill up the sink with the cold water and set the pan in the water and stir-saves allot of time.  Once cooled add the vanilla extract and the vodka-stir and bottle.

Best to age at least a month.

My changes over the years do to our health issues. 

for the sugar I use half sugar and half splenda and I use decaf. instant coffee since I can't have caffeine any more.

Enjoy!!