Warm Your New Year with Hot Buttered Rum

Winter wouldn’t be the same without some special joys like this Hot Buttered Rum.  Make up a batch, store in the freezer and add hot water for an instant hot toddy!

There is a soft spot in my heart for hot toddies, the classic winter beverage that blends sweet, smooth and soothing in a single warm gulp.  When winter freezes your breath and numbs your toes, it is only right to defrost by a fire, then get warm on the inside too. On New Year’s Eve the spirit is strong. 

It began in college, when my whole family took up skiing.  I preferred toe shoes to mountain tops and opted for a Christmas gift of a dance supplies instead of skis.  And anyway, my ballet teacher would faint to think of his dancers schussing (falling, breaking bones) down  the slopes.

We had a vacation cabin across from a local ski hill (picture north woods A-frame not grand mountain lodge) and I would watch my father, in his trademark orange cap, gliding down the hill.  When the runs stopped that was my cue—over to the lodge for drinks.

I’d sit at the bar, where the fire was warm and conversation jovial.  And here I learned the delights of spiked hot cocoas and hot buttered rums.

My cousin provided the following recipe one year at the family Christmas party.  I did the math and cut it down (it still makes about a quart) to avoid having leftovers when spring brings a different magic to the world.

Step by Step Directions

To make batter:

1.  Mix sugar, cinnamon and cloves until well combined.

Combine Sugars and Spices

2.  Cream butter with sugar mixture until smooth

3.  Mix in softened ice cream.  Batter will be a bit lumpy.  Store in freezer.

Hot Buttered Rum Batter

To make a drink:  Add a shot of rum along with a heaping tablespoon of batter to a mug.  Top with boiling water.  Stir until combined and top with nutmeg (optional).

Top Rum and Batter with Boiling Water

Enjoy!

Hot Buttered Rum

Winter wouldn't be the same without some special joys like this Hot Buttered Rum.  Make up a batch, store in the freezer and add hot water for an instant hot toddy!

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Ingredients

  

Batter

• 1 c brown sugar
• 1 c powdered sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• 2 sticks butter softened or melted
• 1 pint premium vanilla ice cream softened

Drink

• Scoop of Batter
• Shot of Rum ideally spiced rum
• Boiling Water
• Nutmeg or Cinnamon optional

Instructions

 

• Mix sugar, cinnamon and cloves until well combined.
• Cream butter with sugar mixture until smooth
• Mix in softened ice cream. Batter will be a bit lumpy. Store in freezer.
• To make a drink: Add a shot of rum along with a heaping tablespoon of batter to a mug. Top with boiling water. Stir until combined and top with nutmeg or cinnamon if desired.
• Enjoy!

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