Homemade Kahlua is better than store bought any day! Learn how to make homemade Kahlua to use in your favorite cocktail recipes. This easy Kahlua recipe is great to make for holiday parties and to give as holiday gifts!
Have you ever had a recipe or an idea for a project that you’ve been meaning to make but never get around to it? That’s what this homemade Kahlua is for me. I am ashamed to say that I have had this recipe for over 20 years, and am just now getting to it.
I know what you’re thinking, because I’ve been thinking the same thing; why did I wait so long? Truth? I may have sort of forgotten I had it. Yes, it’s sad, isn’t it?
Here’s what I suggest, DON”T WAIT.
MAKE HOMEMADE KAHLUA NOW. This recipe takes a minimum of 30 days to age before it’s ready to drink.
Reasons to make your own Kahlua:
- it’s a perfect gift
- it tastes fabulous
- it makes delicious recipes taste even better
- it’s easy to make {and I’m all about easy}
- your friends & family will think you’re a genius and
- they’ll want to come to your house more often {this could actually be a good or bad thing, depending on how you look at it}.
OK, enough chitchat, let’s get to the homemade Kahlua recipe!
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Ingredients
- 4 C water
- 6 C white sugar
- 1 1/3 C instant coffee granules
- 1.75 Liters of vodka
- 1/4 C pure vanilla {NOT imitation!}
Instructions
- Boil water
- When at a rolling boil, remove from heat and add instant coffee & sugar; stir until dissolved
- While stirring, add vodka in a slow, steady stream
- Stir in vanilla
- Let stand one hour before putting into bottles
- Allow to age 30-45 days before drinking
Notes
This recipe makes enough to fill 6- 18 oz bottles with 10 oz left over
- Calories 7223
- Total Fat: 0 g 0%
- Saturated Fat: 0 g 0%
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 77 mg 3.21%
- Potassium: 2373 mg 67.8%
- Total Carbohydrate: 1261 g %
- Sugar: 1213 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Vitamin A: 0%
- Calcium: 135 mg 13.5%
- Iron: 3 mg 16.67%
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{this recipe made enough for me to fill five 18 oz bottles for gifts and one 28 oz mason jar for myself. Hey, you didn’t think I was going to give it all away, did you?}
*The average price per bottle {6 bottles + 6 oz left over} is about $3. This is based on a 1.75 Ltr bottle of vodka at Costco for $15. The price of your vodka will affect the cost per bottle.
You can add Kahlua to drinks like coffee, in any cocktail recipes with Kahlua, or even in recipes like these Easy Cookies and Kahlua Cream.
I’d love to know if you make it and what you think of homemade Kahlua, so be sure to come back and leave me a comment!
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