Homemade Kahlua

Ingredients

2 ounces instant coffee
4 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 vanilla bean, coarsely chopped

Liquor
1 fifth brandy
1 fifth vodka

Bring all ingredients except for liquor to a boil slowly. (As soon as it comes to a boil turn it off, can't stress it enough) stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool. Be sure to cool completely then add liquor.

If you don't allow mixture to cool before adding your liquor your liquor may evaporate some.

After adding the liquor to your mixture, fill your liquor bottles with the completed mixture making sure to use a fine strainer to collect the pieces of vanilla bean. Kahlua mixture does not need to be refrigerated. To enjoy a "White Russian" just pour the desired amount over ice and add milk to taste.

My father actually makes Kahlua on the regular because so many of his friends come over to enjoy his company. He doesn't like it too sweet and it would seem by his recipe he likes things simple. This is my father's recipe and we call it 3..3..3..

Ingredients

3 ounces of instant coffee
3 cups of water
3 cups of sugar
1 vanilla bean, coarsely chopped

Liquor
1 fifth brandy
1 fifth vodka

Bring all ingredients except liquor to a boil slowly, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool. Add liquor.

Aggravation
Scotch 1 ½ oz
Kahlua ½ oz
Heavy Cream ½ oz

Preparation:
Pour the scotch and kahlua into a rocks glass filled with ice. Float the cream on top and serve.

Black Russian Cocktail

This is a variation of White Russian

Vodka 2 oz
Kahlua 1 oz
Cream to top

Preparation:
Pour the vodka and kahlua into an ice-filled rocks glass. Stir and top with cream. Serve.

Oreo Speedwagon recipe

Kahlua 2 oz
Vanilla ice cream 2 scoops
Oreo cookies 2

Preparation:
Crush the cookies. Pour kahlua into a blender. Add the cookies and ice cream. Blend until smooth. Serve in a balloon wine glass.

















Primal Scream

Kahlua ½ shot
Tequila ½
Soda water splash

Preparation:
Pour the kahlua and tequila into a shot glass. Add the soda. Place your hand over the glass and bang the table so that the drink fizzes up. Down it and scream!

Rootbeer Float

Kahlua ½ shot
Galliano ½ shot
Cola 4 oz
Vanilla ice cream 1 scoop

Preparation:
Pour all the ingredients into a blender and mix well. Pour into a tulip glass and splash with cola for a little fizz.

Sex

Kahlua 1 ½ oz
Grand Marnier 1 ½ oz

Preparation:
Pour the ingredients into an ice-filled lowball glass. Stir and serve.

Smith & Kerns

Kahlua 1 shot
Milk 3 oz
Soda water splash

Preparation:
Pour the kahlua into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass. Add the milk and soda water and stir. Serve.

Smith & Wesson

Kahlua ½ shot
Vodka ½ shot
Cola to top
Light cream splash

Preparation:
Pour the vodka and kahlua into an ice filled highball glass. Top with cola and add a splash of cream to give a smoky look. Serve.

The Dreamer

Bailey's Irish Cream 1 oz
Kahlua 1 oz
Grand Marnier 1 oz

Preparation:
Pour the ingredients into an ice-filled mixing glass. Shake and strain into an ice filled rocks glass.

B-52

Kahlua ¾ oz
Bailey's Irish Cream ½ oz
Grand Mariner 1 oz

Preparation:
Layer the ingredients in a shot glass (in order)
Variation: to make a B-53 substitute Vodka for Grand Marnier

B-53

Kahlua ¾ oz
Bailey's Irish Cream ½ oz
Vodka 1 oz

Preparation:
Layer the ingredients in a shot glass (in order)
Variation: to make a B-52 substitute Grand Marnier for Vodka.

Kahlua Dip Recipe

Serve this sweet dip with fruits such as strawberries, apples, or pineapple.

Ingredients

2 8oz packages of cream cheese

1/2 cup Kahlua

2 Tbsp light cream

4 Tbsp chopped pecans

Directions

1. Beat softened cream cheese.

2. Gradually bean in Kahlua and cream until mixture is smooth.

3. Stir in pecans.

4. Serve with fruit for dipping.




This recipe is excellent for bringing to a Thanksgiving or Holiday party.

Kahlua pie

Similar to a Mississippi mud pie. I like this recipe better because of the coffee flavor. A nice twist on a chocolate dessert.

Ingredients


16 chocolate cookies crushed

1/4 cup of melted butter

1 cup of coconut

1 pkg of unflavored gelatin

1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 tsp of salt

1 1/2 cups of milk

2 tsp. instant coffee

2 oz unsweetened chocolate

3 eggs seperated

1/4 cup of Kahlua

1/4 tsp of cream of tartar

1/2 pint of heavy cream whipped

Directions


1. Mix crushed cookies, butter and coconut. Press into a nine inch pie pan.

2. Combine the next 6 ingredients, up to the eggs. Cook in the top part of the double boiler until all is blended and gelatin is dissolved. Cool. Add beaten egg yolks to the chocolate mixture.

3. Return to heat and cook until thickened about 5 minutes.

4. Add Kahlua, and chill until slightly thick.

5. Beat egg white until frothy and stir in the cream of tartar and beat until stiff, adding the sugar gradually.
6. Fold into the the chocolate mixture. Chill.
7. Whip cream and fold into other mixtures.
8. Spoon into pie shell.

9. Chill until firm.

10. Cut and serve.





Croissant and Chocoate bread pudding


For a grown-up dessert or a hair-of-the-dog brunch, whisk a couple of tablespoons of amaretto, Kahlua, or brandy into the egg mixture.

Ingredients

unsalted butter for the baking dish, at room temperature

6 large egg yolks

2 cups whole milk

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

6 croissants, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 pound)

4 oz bittersweet chocolate, cut into chunks

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions


1. Heat oven to 375° F. Butter an 8-inch square or other shallow 2-quart baking dish.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg.
(Note: If desired, add your Kahlua or other liquor such as amaretto or brandy to your egg mixture.) Add the croissants and chocolate and mix to combine.

3. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and bake until set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

The precious vanilla bean

Vanilla beans in the grocery store normally come only 1 bean to a glass jar. The cost is usually about $5-6. There are 2 ways that I've been able to save on purchasing a vanilla bean every time we make Kahlua.

1. When you prepare your vanilla bean for the recipe it is to be coarsely chopped. When you finish boiling the vanilla bean it will be floating on top of the solution and it will need to be strained after adding the liquor. Save the strained chopped vanilla bean and put it back into the glass jar that it was purchased in and refrigerate it. You will be able to use the saved vanilla bean next time you make kahlua along with another new fresh vanilla bean you purchase for your next batch. After making a few batches you will have a enough to give it flavor and not have to purchase another vanilla bean until you feel the vanilla flavor is too weak.

2. World Market - If you have a World Market in your town you will find in their spice isle bags and bags of spices that are hard to find anywhere else. The difference with the Vanilla bean is that I have found them 5 in a pack for $5. Amazing right! Well it is to me when I've been buying them for $5 a piece all this time.