This homemade Kahlรบa recipe was created after trying several different recipes. I love to make this around Thanksgiving to drink or give as presents at Christmastime. The longer you wait, the better it is โ try and wait 4 weeks.
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup instant coffee crystals , such as Folgers Classic Roast
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 2 cups lightly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 bottle 190 proof grain alcohol , 750 milliliter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 vanilla bean , split lengthwise and halved
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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Combine water and instant coffee in a medium pot; bring to a boil.
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3
Stir both brown sugars into coffee and reduce the heat. Simmer, stirring every 15 minutes, for 3 hours. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
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4
Pour coffee mixture into a clean, large glass jar. Add grain alcohol, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean. Cover with a tight-fitting lid.
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Let sit in a dark place, shaking occasionally, for 4 weeks. Divide into bottles, leaving a piece of vanilla bean in each.
Nutrition Facts
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