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    Published on: December 23, 2013 by Janice; Updated on: March 22, 2023 3 Comments

    How to make hot buttered rum from scratch

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    Learn how to make hot buttered rum with this quick and easy recipe.

    hot buttered rum | kitchen heals soul

    Hot buttered rum is a hot alcoholic drink made with boiling water, butter, sugar, spices, and alcohol (rum, as the name indicates). In researching hot buttered rum recipes, I noticed a few were ice cream-based, which seems really odd to me. This is a recipe for hot buttered rum from scratch from a butter batter, not ice cream. 

    Making a butter batter

    To make hot buttered rum, you need to prepare a butter batter, which is a key ingredient to hot buttered rum. You can make the "butter batter" (the base for hot buttered rum) ahead of time, and keep it in the fridge for your last minute hot buttered rum needs. Very convenient.

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    The butter batter is basically a paste of butter, sugar, and spices, like cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. You can play around with the spices you use and get creative. You make the butter batter by creaming together those ingredients. Then you chill it until it's time to make drinks.

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    Preparing the drink

    Once your butter batter has chilled, you are ready to make the drink. All you need to do to make it is boil water in a kettle, add a spoonful of butter batter to each mug, and a splash of rum, then pour the boiling water over top and stir. It's that easy!

    I like to stir the drinks with cinnamon sticks which also make great garnish for these.

    making hot buttered rum | kitchen heals soul

    This drink is warm, festive, and cheery. And as I mentioned, feel free to tweak the spices and the amount of sugar in this recipe. I tested this recipe using plain boiling water, and also boiling maple water (which made the drink slightly sweeter). Boiling apple cider would also taste great with these spices, but then I guess it wouldn't be a hot buttered rum anymore....

    grating fresh nutmeg | kitchen heals soul

    For another fun and festive drink, try this eggnog milkshake! 

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    Hot buttered rum

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    A quick and easy recipe for hot buttered rum: start by making the “butter batter” (the base for hot buttered rum) ahead of time, and keep it in the fridge. Then when you want to make a hot buttered rum needs, just mix a scoop of it with some boiling water and booze, et voilà!
    Course Drinks
    Cuisine American
    Keyword hot buttered rum
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 10 minutes
    Servings 8
    Calories 290kcal
    Author Janice

    Ingredients

    For butter batter

    • 115 grams (½ cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
    • 100 grams (½ cup) light brown sugar
    • 5 mL (1 teaspoon) ground cinnamon
    • 1.25 mL (¼ teaspoon) ground nutmeg
    • 1.25 mL (¼ teaspoon) ground allspice
    • 0.625 mL (⅛ teaspoon) ground cloves

    For each hot buttered rum serving

    • 15 mL (1 tablespoon) pure maple syrup
    • 1 shot spiced or dark rum
    • 30 grams (30 grams) butter batter
    • 300 mL (1¼ cups) boiling maple water or plain boiling water
    • 1 cinnamon stick
    • ground nutmeg

    Instructions

    • First, prepare the butter batter. Cream together all the ingredients for the butter batter. Roll into a log and wrap tightly in plastic wrap or parchment. Store in the fridge
    • For every serving of hot buttered rum, in the bottom of a heat-proof glass or mug, add a splash of maple syrup, spiced rum, and a hunk of butter batter (~25–30 grams). Fill halfway with boiling water (or boiling maple water) and stir vigorously with the cinnamon stick to melt the butter and dissolve the sugars. When everything is melted and well stirred, top with more boiling water. Sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg and enjoy.
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 290kcal

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    Comments

    1. Liz says

      December 23, 2013 at 3:11 pm

      This is decadent! I have decided I like rum at Christmas and have it with my eggnog, but this is even better!

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      • Janice Lawandi says

        December 23, 2013 at 4:18 pm

        I agree! Rum at Christmas is great, but the rest of the year, not so much... Merry Christmas, Auntie Liz!

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    2. El says

      December 25, 2013 at 12:11 am

      It looks like a great recipe. Happy Christmas!

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