Chef John's Hot Buttered Rum
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Chef John's Hot Buttered Rum

1. Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 8 tablespoons
2. Firmly packed dark brown sugar - ½ cup
3. Pure vanilla extract - ¼ teaspoon
4. Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon
5. Ground ginger - ⅛ teaspoon
6. Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon
7. Ground cardamom - ⅛ teaspoon
8. Ground cloves - 1 pinch
9. Salt - 1 pinch
10. Heavy cream - 6 tablespoons
11. Dark rum - 1 ⅛ cups
12. Boiling water, or as needed - 4 ½ cups
13. Ground nutmeg, or to taste - ⅛ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Hot Buttered Rum

1. Stage

Place butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, clove, and salt for batter into a mixing bowl and cream together with a spatula until well combined.

2. Stage

To make the drink, place about 2 tablespoons of the batter into a festive, heat-proof mug. Add 1 tablespoon cream, 3 tablespoons rum, and fill halfway up with some of the boiling water. Stir with a spoon until the batter dissolves and top off more water. Garnish with a pinch of nutmeg. Repeat until all 6 drinks are prepared and serve immediately. Unknown