Kahlua

I'm on a sugar-kicking spree right now with Dana and it's actually going really well. We aren't going cold turkey which is just insanity. We're eliminating sugar gradually, kind of like this: one day we are allowed a small 'sugar item' (like a glass of juice or a latte with sugar), the next day we can have one dessert (like cheesecake) and the third day is NO sugar. Repeat.

So what do we decide to do on the first weekend of the no sugar challenge?

Make home made Kahlua!


I've done this before (it's super easy), and.....screwed it up. I think I added the vodka first and the entire mixture turned into this giant sugary ball. I was freaking out but eventually it worked out....I think.

So this time Brad insisted that he be the captain and I was the assistant. Here is the recipe:

1 26oz. bottle vodka
6 tbsp. instant coffee
6 tbsp. vanilla
2 tsp. glycerin*
2 cups water
3 3/4 cups white sugar
In a large pot, boil the water and sugar together for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and add (in this order) instant coffee dissolved in 1/4 cup of boiling water, vanilla, glycerin and vodka. Let cool and funnel into bottles.

And here is what you end up with:

Almost two 26 ounce bottles of Kahlua! Check the sugar content though - 3 3/4 cups?!


*You can get this at the pharmacy. It says 'for external use only' on our bottle but the pharmacist told us that if our recipe is from Europe they are way more relaxed over there than we are in North America so just use it.