Hot Buttered Rum Recipe

Jar filled with a creamy hot buttered rum mix.

4.50 from 95 votes

This Hot Buttered Rum recipe brings warmth and cheer, making your holiday drinks effortlessly delicious. The included hot buttered rum batter recipe makes it fast and easy to create classic hot buttered rum drinks anytime you want and for your next holiday party!

Prep Time35

Total Time35

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: North American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Servings: servings (serving size is 2 Tablespoons)

Calories: 87kcal

Author: Linda

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Batter:

1 cup unsalted butter
1 pound powdered confectioner's sugar
1 pound light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 quart vanilla ice cream

For the Hot Butter Rum:

2 tbsp batter
8 oz boiling water
1 ½ oz rum
sprinkle of cinnamon

Instructions

For the Batter:

Place the butter and ice cream on your kitchen counter and let it sit for 30 minutes until softened.
Unwrap the butter sticks and put them in a large mixing bowl. Pour the sugars on top, then cream together with a hand mixer until well blended. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and ice cream. Mix well.
Transfer to freezer-safe mason jars or ice cube trays* and freeze.

To Use for Hot Buttered Rum:

In a medium-sized mug, combine 2 tablespoons of mix with 8 ounces (240 ml) of boiling water. Add in 1 1/2 ounces (45 ml) rum. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Notes

*Ice cube trays are super handy for portioning out 1 serving of mix at a time. If you want to use this method, place the filled ice cube trays in the freezer; once frozen, pop them out and store them in a freezer zipper bag.

Store the Hot Buttered Rum batter in freezer-safe mason jars or ice cube trays. You can freeze it for up to 3 months.

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