Sous Vide Vanilla Coffee Rum

This homemade Kahlua recipe infuses strong coffee with vanilla and rum, creating a rich and flavorful liqueur. Whether you prefer it mixed in drinks, on the rocks, or as part of your baking, this Sous Vide Vanilla Coffee Rum offers a perfect blend of coffee flavor and sweet alcohol heat.

Sous Vide Vanilla Coffee Rum

Homemade Kahlua with a rich coffee flavor and a hint of vanilla and rum.

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
  • 4/5 cup sugar
  • 2/5 cup white rum
  • 1/5 vanilla bean

Instructions

  1. Heat the coffee until hot.
  2. Mix the sugar into the hot coffee and set it aside to cool.
  3. Prepare a sous vide water bath at 135°F.
  4. Slice the vanilla bean and place a section in a jar.
  5. Once the coffee has cooled, add the rum and mix well.
  6. Divide the coffee, sugar, rum mixture between the jars, leaving 1 inch of headspace in each.
  7. Loosely seal the jars and place them in the sous vide bath for 3 hours at 135°F.
  8. Remove the jars and cool to room temperature before straining out the vanilla bean.