Post by Darlene on Sept 15, 2010 16:13:33 GMT -5
I love a little Kahlua in my coffee when I have a cup in the evenings. But the stuff costs around $28 per liter bottle. This is my solution, and it's a great one! I use Bowman's Vodka. Just under $13 for a 1.75 liter bottle that will make this recipe 3 times. Yes, it's cheap, but it's great for this recipe.
Use a BIG saucepan. When the coffee is added to this it does foam up and it WILL boil over, sticky sticky sticky mess, I swear. Been there, done that. You can double the recipe, just make sure you're using a big pot, like a large dutch oven (pictured above is a double batch)
4 cups water
2 3/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup instant coffee (use a good brand, I like Nescafe Classico)
2 cups vodka
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1. In a large saucepan bring water to a boil. Stir in sugar and coffee and stir until all is dissolved. Bring this carefully back up to a rolling boil then turn it down to a low boil and let simmer until the volume is reduced by half (2 to 3 hours).
2. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
3. Add vodka and vanilla, mix it in well.
4. Bottle it up! This will be good now, but in a week or two it will be even better.